Making work better – Fair Pay Agreements
Government figures out today are consistent with what working people have told the Council of Trade Unions in our own survey, that a significant group… Read More »Making work better – Fair Pay Agreements
Media Releases
CTU Women’s Conference – Wāhine Toa
On Friday 12 and Saturday 13 July 200 union women from 18 different unions are coming together in Wellington for the Council of Trade Unions… Read More »CTU Women’s Conference – Wāhine Toa
Wellbeing Survey shows Fair Pay Agreements are part of the solution
Stats NZ has today released its latest findings to Wellbeing of New Zealanders, Well-being Statistics: 2018. The facts are clear; working Kiwis need to be… Read More »Wellbeing Survey shows Fair Pay Agreements are part of the solution
Fair Pay Agreements will make working life better for all Kiwis
The Council of Trade Unions has today released an independent report conducted by economic research company BERL into the validity of sector bargaining. And the… Read More »Fair Pay Agreements will make working life better for all Kiwis
New International Convention focused on making workplaces free from violence and harassment
An historic international agreement by unions, employers and governments was forged last week in Geneva at the International Labour Organisation (ILO) with a new international… Read More »New International Convention focused on making workplaces free from violence and harassment
Economy steady but need to prepare for change
“The GDP figures out this morning confirm that the economy is growing steadily and doing well compared to other OECD countries,” says Richard Wagstaff, President… Read More »Economy steady but need to prepare for change
Government supports collective bargaining for those working in film and screen industry
Joint media release from The NZ Council of Trade Unions, Equity NZ and NZ Writers Guild The announcement today by the Minister for Workplace Relations… Read More »Government supports collective bargaining for those working in film and screen industry
CTU welcomes initiative to progress discussions in education
The CTU has welcomed the statement from Education Minister Chris Hipkins inviting the NZEI and PPTA to meet with him and senior Ministry officials to… Read More »CTU welcomes initiative to progress discussions in education
CTU welcomes Wellbeing Budget as a good start
The Council of Trade Unions is welcoming the concept of a Wellbeing Budget “We certainly believe that a budget which focuses on meaningful measures to… Read More »CTU welcomes Wellbeing Budget as a good start
Relaxing of borrowing constraint welcome, but broader review needed
“The announcement by the Minister of Finance that the Government was moving from a rigid 20% debt target to a range between 15% and 25%… Read More »Relaxing of borrowing constraint welcome, but broader review needed
Vote Health needs an extra $1.3 billion just to stand still, research reveals
Bill Rosenberg, Economist and Policy Director for the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions (CTU) and Lyndon Keene, Director of Policy and Research, for the… Read More »Vote Health needs an extra $1.3 billion just to stand still, research reveals
PTOM fix a welcome reform of a ridiculous system
Minister Twyford’s announcement this morning of reform of the Public Transport Operating Model (PTOM) will be a timely fix for bad legislation that has cost… Read More »PTOM fix a welcome reform of a ridiculous system