Working people across Aotearoa are standing in support of the Student Strike for Climate (SS4C) on Friday 27 September.
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Yesterday’s announcement from the Minister for Immigration, to improve temporary work visas for migrant workers, provides some positive changes but more detail is needed. The… Read More »Changes to working visas
Statistics out today from the Government show that the gender wage imbalance, or gap, in the average wage is 11.9%, a strong 2 percentage point… Read More »Gender Pay Imbalance – call for PM to take action
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
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