Media Releases

The Emissions Reduction Plan released today by the Government makes welcome commitments to working with unions, business and communities for a Just Transition to a… Read More »CTU backs need for a Just Transition in Emissions Reduction Plan

CTU President Richard Wagstaff has called on Health employers and the Ministry of Health to recognise the value of Allied Health workers and make a… Read More »CTU calls on employers to value essential Allied Health workers

The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions wholeheartedly endorses the Maritime Union of New Zealand’s call for an inquiry into port safety in New Zealand,… Read More »NZCTU Endorses MUNZ Call For Port Safety Inquiry

Christopher Luxon has shown once again how out of touch he is with the experience of workers in New Zealand with his suggestion that Labour… Read More »Axing Labour Day A Petty Idea

The NZCTU strongly endorses the recommendations of the Tripartite Working Group on Better Protections for Contractors, which it was a member of, and encourages Minister… Read More »NZCTU supports Better Protections for Contractors

Today’s passing of the first reading of the bill to introduce Fair Pay Agreements is a big step forward for New Zealand workers, says CTU… Read More »Fair Pay Agreements Will Make A Real Difference For Kiwi Families

New Zealand’s business lobby explicitly opposing Fair Pay Agreements because they will raise workers’ wages should be all the evidence we need to show these… Read More »If you want to see why we need FPAs, just look at why big business opposes them – CTU

Fair Pay Agreements will be crucial for boosting Kiwis wages and supporting a higher wage economy, Council of Trade Union’s President Richard Wagstaff says. “FPAs… Read More »Fair Pay Agreements an idea whose time has come

“Tuesday 8th March is International Women’s Day in New Zealand, and this year marks the 50th Anniversary of the Equal Pay Act 1972. “We celebrate being the… Read More »International Women’s Day a call to action in New Zealand

National Leader Christopher Luxon’s speech today proposed an economic agenda that is out of touch and would only boost debt, pump up inflation and make… Read More »Out of touch Luxon demands that poorest pay for inflation boosting giveaway

The Council of Trade Unions has today extended a big thank you to all of the frontline workers who have staffed MIQ over the last… Read More »Thank you to MIQ Workers