Jeremiah Boniface

NZCTU President Richard Wagstaff is calling on the Government to take action on poverty and the cost of living, in response to new data released… Read More »Child poverty data shows Government must take action

The union movement is sending its love and condolences to the family of Fa’anānā Efeso Collins, said NZCTU President, Richard Wagstaff, today. “We are heartbroken… Read More »NZCTU Statement on Fa’anānā Efeso Collins

The Productivity Commission report released today on the impact that redundancy has on New Zealand workers shows the need for the protection that income insurance… Read More »Productivity Commission Report Shows Need for Income Insurance at Redundancy

The decision to not fund the purchase of new Interislander ferries shows the Minister of Finance is out of her depth, said NZCTU President Richard… Read More »Coalition Government’s failure to fund new Interislander ferries example of short-term thinking

NZCTU President Richard Wagstaff is concerned that the Government’s welfare and employment policies will make it harder for people who lose their jobs, following the… Read More »Government’s policies will make it harder for unemployed workers

The decision today by the Government to cut the minimum wage in real terms is a sign of what they think about workers, said CTU… Read More »Minimum wage decision a signal of what this Government really thinks about workers

NZCTU Economist Craig Renney is calling on Finance Minister Hon. Nicola Willis to scrap her plan to cut frontline services after she acknowledged today that… Read More »NZCTU calls on the Government to protect frontline public services

NZCTU President Richard Wagstaff said he was disappointed in the Government’s short-sighted decision to shut down the Regional Skills Leadership Groups (RSLGs), saying it is… Read More »NZCTU disappointed with disestablishment of Regional Skills Leadership Groups