Richard Wagstaff E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā karangatanga maha, tēnā koutou Delegates, it’s so good for us to finally meet face to face, after being denied repeatedly by the pandemic. Last time… Read More »Anga Whakamua | Shaping our Futures President’s Speech
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions welcomes back President Richard Wagstaff and National Secretary Melissa Ansell-Bridges, who were both re-elected for a four-year term.… Read More »Unions Welcome Back Officers After NZCTU Election
While working people across Aotearoa New Zealand relax on Labour Day, the incoming government is busy drawing up plans to overturn recent advances for workers’… Read More »Dark Cloud Hangs Over Labour Day As National And ACT Poised To Attack Workers’ Rights
Inflation data released today by Statistics NZ showed that the cost of living rose by 5.6% in September 2023, down from 6% in the June… Read More »Inflation data shows the need for caution from future government
Fresh analysis by the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions has revealed that New Zealanders under the age of 44 would face an effective ‘Pension… Read More »National’s ‘Pension Tax’ – Couples would need to save an extra $200 a fortnight to make up for losing two years of Superannuation
The CTU’s submission on the ‘Crimes (Theft by Employer) Amendment Bill’ stresses the need for employers who steal from their workers to be held criminally… Read More »Crimes (Theft by Employer) Amendment Bill
New Zealand Council of Trade Unions analysis has revealed that a select group of landlords would be made tax-cut millionaires if Christopher Luxon’s landlord tax… Read More »National’s reverse Robin Hood tax plan enriches mega landlords by hundreds of millions
Nicola Willis has today agreed with NZCTU analysis that shows less than 0.2% of New Zealand households will receive the advertised $252 a fortnight rate… Read More »NZCTU agrees with National Party; it’s important to stand up for workers
This page briefly analyses the distribution of the claimed $252 a fortnight through the National Party tax plan. To get the maximum tax cut under… Read More »Only 3,000 households get a $252 per fortnight tax cut under National
National has finally released its fiscal plan after much delay and it reveals a plan to cut the incomes and essential public services the poorest… Read More »National’s fiscal plan continues attack on low income households
The number of voices echoing our call for the introduction of corporate manslaughter laws continues to grow. Today we added our names to the open… Read More »Human cost of workplace deaths shows the need for corporate manslaughter laws
Working people will bear the brunt of WorkSafe’s proposal for a deep and wide restructuring that was announced today said the New Zealand Council of… Read More »WorkSafe job losses another reminder of risks to public services this election