Unions are calling on the Government to continue demonstrating its commitment to protecting vulnerable contractors. Today, the Government announced it would be deferring consultation around… Read More »Better protections for contractors urgently needed say unions
Auckland bus drivers are calling for urgent and immediate intervention from Auckland Transport, bus operators and Auckland Council before a driver is killed in their… Read More »Auckland bus drivers seek solutions for crisis on city buses
Greetings from the NZCTU and welcome to the February edition of the EconoLex. In this report, we examine the response to Cyclone Gabrielle —and why… Read More »Monthly Economic Bulletin – February 2023
The release of the Advanced Manufacturing Industry Transformation Plan marks an important step in delivering a high-wage, high-skill, low-emissions economy, says the New Zealand Council… Read More »Industry plan has potential to transform NZ economy, say unions
A new visa category designed to assist with the flooding and cyclone clean up must have protections, say the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions. This… Read More »Robust protections needed for Recovery Visa workers
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions stands with the 19 dancers fired from Calendar Girls for requesting better contracts. NZCTU National Secretary Melissa Ansell-Bridges… Read More »Unions stand in solidarity with dancers
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions was joined today by working people across the country to submit on a bill designed to provide additional… Read More »Additional protections needed for employees in small businesses
The proposed amendment to the Health and Safety at Work Act remedies a longstanding omission where workers in small businesses did not have the same… Read More »Health and Safety at Work (Health and Safety Representatives and Committees) Amendment Bill
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions was joined today by working people to submit on the Accessibility for New Zealanders Bill. The Bill, which… Read More »More support needed in Bill, say disabled workers
Low unemployment and strong wage growth in the December quarter 2022 Household Labour Force Survey are further evidence of New Zealand’s robust recovery from the… Read More »Working people continue to help economy thrive
The NZCTU supports a macroeconomic policy approach that places the wellbeing of New Zealanders at its centre. To do this, we need to make full… Read More »Monetary Policy Committee Remit Review
The impacts of both inflation and the Reserve Bank’s response to it through higher interest rates have fallen most heavily on low-income families, said NZCTU… Read More »Working people must be kept at the centre of the response to inflation, says the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions.