The Council of Trade Unions wants the government to do more to improve working lives for New Zealanders. CTU President Richard Wagstaff will tonight address… Read More »Unions call on government to improve work lives
The Council of Trade Unions is welcoming the introduction of the new legal minimum wage of $20 per hour from 1 April 2021. CTU President… Read More »Minimum wage increases to $20
The Council of Trade Unions is welcoming today’s announcement from government that will start to address one of the most important issues facing Kiwis; a… Read More »Solid foundations for better housing
The Council of Trade Unions says that gross domestic product (GDP) figures out today demonstrate the continuing need for financial support from government. “The recovery… Read More »Decline in GDP shows need for continued government support
With Auckland going to Alert Level 3 on 28 February 2021 and the rest of New Zealand in Alert Level 2, many working people have… Read More »Has your job been affected by the latest COVID Alert Level increases?
The Council of Trade Unions welcomes the announcement by the Minister of Finance today to extend the COVID-19 Wage Subsidy Scheme. The payment will protect… Read More »COVID-19 Wage Subsidy Extension announcement good for working people
The CTU is welcoming the fall in child poverty recorded by Statistics New Zealand and released today. Craig Renney, the Economist and Director of Policy… Read More »Fewer children living in poverty but more work needed
The NZCTU welcomes today’s announcement that the Government will accept the 22 recommended changes to the Holidays Act made by the Holidays Act Taskforce, of… Read More »Improvements to Holidays Act secured
The Council of Trades Unions is today reminding everybody that COVID-19 level changes do not suspend employment laws or duties of good faith. CTU President… Read More »Work rights still hold under COVID-19 alert levels
The Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi welcomes todays announcement from the Prime Minister that the COVID-19 vaccination program will begin in just over… Read More »COVID-19: Unions pleased that vaccinations to start soon
The Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi welcomes the Government’s introduction of the Local Electoral (Māori Wards and Māori Constituencies) Amendment Bill as a… Read More »CTU backs stronger Māori representation in local democracy
The Council of Trade Unions is welcoming the introduction of the new Short-Term Absence Payment (STAP) as part of the COVID-19 response by government. CTU… Read More »COVID-19: Short term absence payments welcomed by unions