Media Releases

The Council of Trade Unions has been impressed with how quickly and decisively the Government has acted to ensure Air New Zealand can stay in operation. “This quick action provides Air New Zealand staff with some certainty in these times of unprecedented uncertainty,” CTU President Richard Wagstaff said.

The Council of Trade Unions is welcoming today’s significant package as a first stage to support New Zealand working people and our economy as a result of COVID-19. “This package provides an immediate boost to get through these challenging times,” CTU President Richard Wagstaff said.

The Council of Trade Unions is monitoring the emerging situation with COVID-19 and the impact on working people. “We are working closely with working people, their unions, the Government, Ministry officials and business groups to try and ensure that the COVID-19 virus is contained and that people are supported appropriately,” CTU Policy Director and Economist Andrea Black said.

The Council of Trade Unions is pleased that the Government is continuing to shine light on the issue of poverty in New Zealand and specifically… Read More »Increase wages to address child poverty

Positive news for working people today with the release of the employment and income statistics which show that more Kiwis are in work and notably… Read More »Government stats show improvement on gender pay imbalance

The Council of Trade Unions is welcoming today’s announcement of the very significant $12 billion infrastructure investment in the future of New Zealand. CTU President… Read More »CTU welcomes significant investment in infrastructure

The Council of Trade Unions Together 2020 work survey results released today show more people are reporting that their income kept up with their cost… Read More »Incomes better but still a long way to go – CTU 2020 work survey results

The Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment (MBIE) have released a discussion document entitled ‘ Better protections for contractors’. “Working people are pleased that the Government is taking active steps to address how independent contractors are protected,” said CTU Secretary Melissa Ansell-Bridges.

Official figures from StatsNZ released today show that our economy is working better for New Zealanders with further strong growth of 0.7 percent in the… Read More »Economy serving working Kiwis better

Working people are welcoming today’s Government announcement confirming that it will increase the minimum wage to $18.90 per hour from 1 April 2020. “The minimum… Read More »Working people welcoming minimum wage increase

The first step in making things fairer, for those that have experienced a miscarriage or stillbirth, got closer with the passing of the first reading… Read More »Bereavement leave for parents of stillbirths and miscarriages