Budget 2023 is a win for children, families, women, and disabled workers, say the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions. NZCTU National Secretary Melissa Ansell-Bridges… Read More »Children, families, women, and disabled workers are the winners of Budget 2023
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions is thrilled early childhood teachers have become the latest group of workers to lodge an application to begin… Read More »NZCTU welcomes early childhood teachers push for a Fair Pay Agreement
Together with Fair Pay Agreements in this sector, the proposed legislation should improve Aotearoa New Zealand’s public transport system, which is currently in a parlous… Read More »Land Transport Management (Regulation of Public Transport) Bill, Transport and Infrastructure Committee
Today, unions across the country gathered to remember people who were killed or injured at work. The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions held a… Read More »Unions gather to remember people killed at work
The very wealthiest are not paying their fair share in tax, according to two separate data sets from the Inland Revenue Department and Treasury, says… Read More »New data highlights staggering tax gap in New Zealand
At its core, the need for a Corporate Manslaughter Law in New Zealand is about valuing human life and ensuring that workers are safe. Every… Read More »Not One More FAQs
What would a corporate manslaughter law look like? It is important that corporate manslaughter laws are effective and workable at deterring and holding to account… Read More »What is corporate manslaughter?
A lack of corporate accountability On 19 November 2010, 29 men went to work and never came home. At 3.44pm, Pike River mine exploded, cutting… Read More »New Zealand’s shameful record
The cost-of-living challenges for working people eased slightly with inflation data showing a softer than expected 6.7%, well below market expectations said New Zealand Council… Read More »Cost of living challenge eases, but continues to fall hardest on low income earners
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions is urging the Government to protect working people who are being exposed to hazardous material in engineered stone.… Read More »Urgent action needed to safeguard workers from engineered stone
Building resilience to persistent supply chain disruptions will be an important part of securing future economic stability and prosperity in Aotearoa New Zealand. The evidence… Read More »Building Economic Resilience Inquiry, New Zealand Productivity Commission
The Reserve Bank should pause before it considers further increases in interest rates, said NZCTU economist Craig Renney. “RBNZ today chose to increase interest rates… Read More »Reserve Bank should pause before further interest rate increase