Ensuring that babies have time at home with their primary caregivers has always been the goal of the campaign to extend paid parental leave to… Read More »Celebrating 26 weeks paid parental leave starting
The Council of Trade Unions is supporting the Green Party’s announcement today of a Poverty Action Plan. “We can create the New Zealand we dream… Read More »Unions support Greens policy announcement to help make Aotearoa fairer
The CTU supports better planning across the country to ensure that working people are matched up with education and training which provides a clear pathway to… Read More »Regional Skills Leadership Groups Supported
Today’s release of the Health and Disability System review led by Heather Simpson is welcomed by the Council of Trade Unions. “Our health system needs… Read More »Health & Disability System Review report welcomed by NZCTU
The Council of Trade Unions is led by principles of democracy at every step of our decision making processes. The decisions of the union movement… Read More »CTU Statement
Everyone at work should be well. The experience of COVID-19 has taught us how important it is that people stay home when they are sick.… Read More »CTU launches petition calling for safer sick leave in light of COVID-19
The Council of Trade Unions is congratulating teacher aides in achieving an historic pay equity offer from the government to settle their long standing concerns.… Read More »CTU congratulates NZEI teacher aides
The Council of Trade Unions is welcoming today’s announcement from the Minister of Finance to provide individualised targeted financial support for working people who have… Read More »COVID-19 Income relief payment announcement welcomed
The Council of Trade Unions (CTU) acknowledges the responsive nature of the Government’s 2020 Budget. There is a necessary need to focus on addressing the… Read More »2020 Budget: Some great initiatives but more needed
The Council of Trade Unions is welcoming the move at 11.59pm tonight to level two and the opening up of our society from the 7… Read More »COVID-19 : Level 2 welcomed
The Council of Trade Unions welcomes the direction signaled by Minister of Finance and the approach of respond, recover and rebuild so that New Zealand… Read More »CTU welcomes signals in today’s pre-Budget address
The union movement wholeheartedly backs the Greens’ three point plan released yesterday to support essential workers with real say in their work and decent incomes.… Read More »Green plan walks the talk – CTU