The Government has released its Budget Policy Statement today, showing worsening economic forecasts with inflation falling more quickly than expected, caused by unemployment rising and… Read More »Budget Policy Statement still missing in action
The Government should reconsider the delivery of their tax plan, as costs continue to escalate, said CTU Economist Craig Renney. “Our analysis, using the latest… Read More »More questions for the Government’s tax changes as costs grow
GDP numbers released today show that the economy shrank into a technical recession with the economy declining by -0.1% in the December 2023 quarter, following… Read More »GDP Numbers make case for change – but not tax cuts
The NZ Council of Trade Unions will be supporting Uber drivers as their legal fight for basic workers’ rights, including even being paid the minimum… Read More »CTU to Support Uber Drivers Rallying For Basic Workers’ Rights
The future of Auckland is at a critical point. Right now. Auckland Council is consulting the public on its ten year plan which includes a… Read More »Stop the privatisation of Auckland port
Minister Brooke van Velden’s speech to the Auckland Chamber of Commerce last night is another alarming sign of the Government’s low regard for workers’ basic… Read More »Workers should worry about new threat to workplace protections in Minister’s speech
Changes to taxation for landlords have blown out in cost and taken the Government’s tax plans with them said CTU Economist and Director of Policy… Read More »Landlord Tax cuts cost explodes – as does Government’s Tax plans
NZ Council of Trade Unions Secretary Melissa Ansell-Bridges is marking International Women’s Day by calling on the Government to implement mandatory ethnic and gender pay… Read More »Govt must commit to follow Australia’s lead on pay gap reporting
Welcome to the February 2024 NZCTU Economic Bulletin. In our monthly feature, we compare New Zealand’s economic performance over the COVID-19 period against our performance… Read More »Economic Bulletin February 2024
New Zealand prides itself on being a fair and diverse country, but there’s a big problem hiding in plain sight: Pacific women aren’t getting paid… Read More »Empowering Change: Strategies to Overcome Pay Inequality for Pacific Women in New Zealand
Today the CTU has released its report Investing in a growing population, which shows that up to an additional $19.9bn of public goods and services… Read More »Public investment in New Zealand fails to meet growing need
The CTU has sent a letter to the European Commissioner of Trade to bring his attention to New Zealand’s disregard of its obligations under the… Read More »CTU has informed EU of free trade agreement labour law breach