CTU Economist and Director of Policy Dr Bill Rosenberg along with Lyndon Keene, Director of Policy and Research at the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists (ASMS) have completed their… Read More »2019 Health Budget Analysis – Has the Government Budgeted enough for the health of New Zealanders?
Statistics out today show the unemployment rate is the lowest it has been in a decade and that wages are improving for many. “Here… Read More »CTU welcomes lowest unemployment rate in a decade
Every Kiwi should have a safe, warm, dry place to call home. Today’s announcement from the Government that this year they have delivered the biggest… Read More »More homes: a public good
The Council of Trade Unions is standing in support with the students campaigning for climate action. Working people throughout the whenua will have the opportunity… Read More »Working people encourage students to take climate strike action 20 – 27 September
Media release on behalf of CTU Te Rūnanga o ngā Kaimahi Māori The collective voice of Māori working people, Te Rūnanga o ngā Kaimahi Māori,… Read More »CTU Rūnanga calling on Fletchers to return sacred Ihumātao
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
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
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
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
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
“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
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