The Council of Trade Unions today welcomed the passing of the first reading of the Equal Pay Amendment Bill in parliament as a critical historic… Read More »Genuine move to enshrine pay equity in law with Equal Pay Bill
Council of Trade Unions Co-convenor of Te Rūnanga o Ngā Kaimahi Māori o Aotearoa, Laures Park said that today was the day that Māori women… Read More »Māori women effectively working for free for the rest of the year
The Council of Trade Unions is holding today in Wellington the first ever Roundtable for government, businesses, Māori representatives, trade unions and environmentalists on a… Read More »First ever New Zealand Roundtable on a Just Transition to a sustainable economy
Unions said that the PPTA member vote today to reject their pay offer gives the Government an opportunity repair a decade of neglect in public… Read More »Post-primary teachers vote confirms swift correction needed for classrooms
The Council of Trade Unions (CTU) this morning welcomed the apology from the Greater Wellington Regional Council for the massive failure of Wellington’s bus network,… Read More »Apology from Greater Wellington Regional Council nice, but not enough
Unions stood behind NZEI Te Riu Roa members who today voted to reject the latest collective agreement offer from the Government, and urged for a… Read More »Swift resolution needed for primary teachers and families
The union movement today celebrated another pay equity offer of settlement, with the Public Service Association securing an offer for social workers at Oranga Tamariki… Read More »Significant settlement offer shows the power of unions for women’s equality
Council of Trade Unions President Richard Wagstaff said that today marks ‘working for free day’ for Pasifika women because of the gender pay imbalance. “The… Read More »Pasifika women effectively working for free for the rest of the year
Gross Domestic Product statistics out today are further evidence that business commentators’ attempts to darken economic and political confidence are out of step with reality,… Read More »Latest economic figures expose gloom merchants
The Council of Trade Unions today welcomed the interim report of the Tax Working Group which pointed to some obvious fixes to make New Zealand… Read More »Tax fixes not rocket science
The Council of Trade Unions hosted a Suffrage Day petition re-enactment today on the steps of parliament. At the historical celebration, Acting Minister for Women… Read More »Unions celebrate Suffrage Day win for women with better equal pay law introduced
NZCTU President Richard Wagstaff and Tramways Union President and full-time bus driver Anne Reedy have made it clear to the Greater Wellington Regional Council that… Read More »Unions to GWRC – you can’t fix the bus fiasco without the drivers