NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi President Richard Wagstaff backs the thinking of 74% of Wellingtonians in rejecting the airport privatisation. “This is an important public asset,… Read More »NZCTU calls on Wellington councillors to vote against airport privatisation
This week the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi launched an exciting new three-year project, Reimagining Aotearoa Together. The project, which will… Read More »Looking beyond the narrow policy confines of the past four decades
Welcome to the April 2024 NZCTU Economic Bulletin. In our monthly feature we look at the link between economic insecurity and support for populist political… Read More »Economic Bulletin April 2024
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi has today launched Reimagining Aotearoa Together, a long-term project that will set out an alternative… Read More »NZCTU launch project to set out alternative vision for Aotearoa
The use of biometric technologies in the workplace is becoming more common. Biometric technologies are used for four main purposes in the workplace: security; recruitment;… Read More »Submission on the Biometric Processing Privacy Code Exposure Draft
NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi Secretary Melissa Ansell-Bridges is calling on the Government to reverse their decision to disestablish the Pay Equity Taskforce team, as it… Read More »NZCTU calls on Govt to reverse disestablishment of Pay Equity Taskforce
NZCTU Economist Craig Renney said new data released by Statistics New Zealand shows the need for Government to act now, with unemployment rising from 3.4%… Read More »Unemployment data shows need for the Government to act now
On International Workers’ Day, also known as May Day, the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi and the wider union movement are… Read More »Unions celebrate May Day during tough time for working people
First published on stuff.co.nz (26 April 2024) The post-Pike River political consensus on workplace health and safety is dead. This has been evidenced by the slashing of… Read More »Health and safety consensus is dead, and WorkSafe cuts are burying it
NZCTU President Richard Wagstaff is calling on all political parties to support the new Member’s Bill from Labour’s workplace relations and safety spokesperson Camilla Belich… Read More »NZCTU welcomes corporate manslaughter bill introduction
This submission to the Finance and Expenditure Committee highlights issues with the 2024 Budget Policy Statement. Under the Public Finance Act 1989, the Budget Policy… Read More »Submission on the Budget Policy Statement 2024
This submission to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade identifies aspects of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) that need to… Read More »Submission on the General Review of the CPTPP