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
“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
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
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
The Council of Trade Unions Secretary Sam Huggard is calling on Auckland Transport, part of Auckland Council to intervene, and “remove the suspensions which are… Read More »Auckland rail workers suspended; an employer trend?
Access Community Health’s decision to suspend approximately 40 contact centre workers and coordinators taking part in a partial strike is draconian and reflects badly on… Read More »Big business attacks the low paid
“There is no question that we all must take urgent action in order to address climate change, together we can prevent further damage to our… Read More »Just Transition Summit
Today’s Welfare Expert Advisory Group report Whakamana Tāngata provides clear recognition that our welfare system was broken and needed overhauling, the Council of Trade Unions… Read More »Welfare report offers hope – CTU
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions is calling on the Fijian Government to urgently release the Trade Union officials currently being detained. “We have… Read More »Union leaders arrested by Fijian authorities
The Council of Trade Unions is concerned by some of the findings in a ‘State of the Public Tertiary Education Sector Survey’ released today by… Read More »CTU concerned by research findings in tertiary sector
May 1 is International Workers Day and on May 6 a number of significant employment law changes will come into effect making life better for… Read More »International Workers Day, May Day; outlook improving for working Kiwis
“Today’s announcement of an agreed upon Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between government, unions, and employers is a hugely positive step in getting the buses moving… Read More »Bus drivers to get breaks thanks to MOU