The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi (NZCTU) is welcoming the Green Party’s Employment Relations (Automatic Union Membership) Amendment Bill, announced this… Read More »NZCTU welcomes Bill to make union membership the default for new workers
A new report from the OECD shows that working people are being left behind by this Government, says New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te… Read More »Attacks on unions are costing working people
The NZCTU supports this Bill which seeks to bring port companies into the same operating environment as other council-controlled organisations. This change would help ensure… Read More »Submission on the Local Government (Port Companies Accountability) Bill
Submissions on the Modern Slavery Bill close 28 May 2026 (read the full Bill here). The Bill, which is backed by both National and Labour,… Read More »Submission Guide | Modern Slavery Bill
Photo: Towfiqu barbhuiya on Unsplash Submissions on Brooke van Velden’s Holidays Act changes are due on the 14th of April. The Bill poses a huge… Read More »Submission Guide | Holidays Act changes
NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi President Sandra Grey is calling on the Government to pause harmful employment legislation in light of Brooke van Velden’s resignation. “Brooke… Read More »Brooke van Velden resignation is a chance for U-turn
The Government’s proposed support package for families in a fuel crisis is woefully inadequate, says NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi President Sandra Grey. “Some families will… Read More »Fuel-crisis package is paper-thin
NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi President Sandra Grey is supporting NZEI Te Riu Roa and calling on Public Service Commissioner Brian Roche to back down from… Read More »CTU stands in solidarity with teachers
Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety Brooke van Velden’s Health and Safety at Work Amendment Bill has passed its first reading. This Bill is the most… Read More »Submission Guide | Health and Safety at Work Amendment Bill
NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi president Sandra Grey is blaming the Government for new data released by Stats NZ today that shows child poverty continuing to… Read More »Government policies are increasing child poverty
The Out@Work Council of the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions is deeply disappointed by the Government’s decision to not prioritise the Law Commission’s recommendations… Read More »Govt refusal to prioritise trans and non-binary protections disgraceful
NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi Secretary Melissa Ansell-Bridges is calling on political parties to adopt the recommendations of the People’s Select Committee and ensure that women… Read More »Government must reverse disastrous pay equity changes