The NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi is calling for public commitments from opposition parties to deliver Fair Pay Agreements, Automatic Union Membership, and contractor reform in… Read More »Unions call on opposition parties to deliver worker priorities in first 100 days
The NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi is welcoming the much-needed tax reform proposed by the Labour Party today. “New Zealand needs a more equitable taxation system.… Read More »CTU welcomes proposed tax changes to fund essential health needs
The NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi is concerned by new data released by Statistics New Zealand showing that the cost of living increased by 3%, more… Read More »Inflation rises to 3% – wages don’t
53 years since the Equal Pay Act 1972 was passed, NZCTU Secretary Melissa Ansell-Bridges is calling on political parties to reverse the recent changes to… Read More »53 years of the Equal Pay Act
This statement was originally published by The Post The strikes planned by several unions on October 23 represent the biggest day of industrial action in… Read More »Richard Wagstaff’s response to the Government on nationwide strikes
The 2025 “Work for Free” calendar shines a harsh light on pay inequity for women and marginalised communities across Aotearoa. Each year, these dates symbolise… Read More »Women should not be working for free
NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi President Richard Wagstaff is today congratulating the Living Wage Movement and trade unions for their victory in keeping the living wage… Read More »CTU congratulates Living Wage Movement for huge win
The Government’s proposed package of reforms to the electricity sector will do nothing to stem job losses, or manage the cost of living for New… Read More »No Power in Government Electricity Reforms
The NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi is calling on political parties to adopt their new policy to lower energy bills and protect manufacturing by bringing the… Read More »Unions release plan to bring electricity back into public ownership
The NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi has welcomed changes to the Holidays Act that will provide sick, bereavement and family violence leave from day one of… Read More »Long awaited Holidays Act changes create winners and losers
The National Iwi Chairs Forum and the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi are today announcing that on the 28th of October… Read More »Iwi, unions announce ‘Rā Whakamana’ national day of solidarity
NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi Economist Craig Renney is saying that new GDP data released by Statistics New Zealand demonstrates the scale of the problems in… Read More »Action needed as GDP falls faster and further than expected