National’s 47-point small business plan is mostly minor tweaks, re-announcements and overdue housekeeping – but tucked inside it is an attack on working people’s right… Read More »National’s small business plan: 47 band-aids and an attack on workers’ rights
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The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi is cautiously optimistic about Labour’s commitment to restore pay equity within its first 100 days… Read More »Labour’s pay rise for care workers a welcome step towards pay equity
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The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi welcomes the Green Party’s commitment to restore pay equity and fund a settlement for around… Read More »Greens’ pay equity commitment a win for care and support workers
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Treasury’s Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Update (PREFU) forecasts show ongoing pain for working people and declining public services if the fiscal approach doesn’t change. The… Read More »PREFU shows jobs pain and service cuts locked in under Luxon
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi welcomes Labour’s commitment to reverse the Government’s gutting of pay equity within its first 100… Read More »NZCTU welcomes Labour pledge to restore pay equity
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi has today launched its “Don’t risk 6 years of Luxon” election campaign. A campaign that… Read More »“Don’t risk 6 years of Luxon” – NZCTU launches election campaign
In a major victory for working people and the Pike River Families who have long campaigned for this, Labour have committed to passing a corporate… Read More »Labour backs long-standing union call to hold criminally negligent bosses liable
“The economy grew 0.2 percent in the June quarter, but there is a long way to go before we have dug ourselves out of the… Read More »June GDP figures show there is a long way to go before working people benefit from growth again
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi is calling on all political parties to reject ACT’s plan to slash pay for workers… Read More »$14.37 an hour: ACT’s pay cut for young workers