Employment Relations

The Council of Trade Unions supports young people who are taking action this Friday and striking for Climate Justice. All across New Zealand young people… Read More »NZCTU supports Climate Strike

On the eve of International Women’s Day working women are celebrating the achievements and progress women have made whilst looking towards the challenges which remain.… Read More »International Women’s Day March 8

Government research conducted by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) shows tens of thousands of Kiwi workers are being sacked by their employers… Read More »Tens of thousands of Kiwi workers sacked

“Working Kiwis are a step closer to having fairness at work with today’s announced recommendations from the working party on Fair Pay Agreements,” said CTU… Read More »Fair Pay Agreements; making work fairer for Kiwis

After decades of working Kiwi’s incomes declining relative to the slice of income taken by shareholders, the Government has announced a plan that will help… Read More »Historic minimum wage announcement a huge relief for working Kiwis

The Council of Trade Unions (CTU) this morning welcomed the apology from the Greater Wellington Regional Council for the massive failure of Wellington’s bus network,… Read More »Apology from Greater Wellington Regional Council nice, but not enough

The union movement today celebrated another pay equity offer of settlement, with the Public Service Association securing an offer for social workers at Oranga Tamariki… Read More »Significant settlement offer shows the power of unions for women’s equality

By attempting to backtrack on its promise to strengthen New Zealanders’ work rights New Zealand First is letting down the very Kiwi battlers it claims… Read More »New Zealand First should not put big business ahead of working Kiwis