Decent jobs for Kiwis who have been trapped in low-wage industries are set to return with Fair Pay Agreements, says Council of Trade Unions President… Read More »Fair Pay Agreements put New Zealand back on track to decent jobs
Council of Trade Unions President Richard Wagstaff said today that the National Party was not fooling any women with the return of its intentionally flawed… Read More »Women not fooled by National Party’s zombie pay bill ploy
Statistics New Zealand’s National Accounts (Income and Expenditure) data released today shows that working people are getting the smallest slice of the pie in New… Read More »Wage and salary earners $11,500 a year short on their parent’s share of national wealth
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The announcement that Auckland electricity and gas provider Vector has become a fully-accredited Living Wage employer is a landmark move says Council of Trade Unions… Read More »Vector spot-on to adopt the Living Wage
The Council of Trade Unions today welcomes Iain Lees-Galloway as incoming Minister of Workplace Relations, of Immigration, and of ACC. “Iain has an excellent grasp… Read More »CTU Welcomes New Minister of Workplace Relations
A strengthened relationship between the national representatives of Māori workers and the trade union movement has been marked in Wellington today. Leadership of the trade… Read More »Te Takawaenga relationship accord signed at union conference
“The Labour-Green confidence and supply agreement gives both to working people,” says CTU Secretary Sam Huggard. “It brings real confidence to working people that the… Read More »Labour-Green agreement brings Just Transition confidence and supplies Equal Pay
A new Council of Trade Unions Inequality in Wages and Self-Employment 1998-2015 over the period 1998 to 2015 finds the hourly earnings of low and… Read More »Wage and salary earners below the average wage lost out on income growth
During the week of 12 – 20 August there will be events all around the country to draw attention to the need for equal pay… Read More »Equal Pay Week of Action Event schedule
Key announcements from Labour and the Green Party in the last week deliver the foundations of a strong alternative government in waiting which would make… Read More »Addressing inequality the greatest test of governments
Working people are welcoming today’s announcement from the Green Party that they will increase the legal minimum entitlement of paid sick leave from five… Read More »Working people support Greens announcement of more paid sick leave