The Council of Trade Unions is delighted to announce the appointment of Andrea Black to the role of Policy Director and Economist. Andrea comes to… Read More »CTU appoints Andrea Black to Policy Director and Economist role
The Council of Trade Unions is supporting early childhood teachers in their calls for the Government to keep its pre-election promise to restore early childhood… Read More »CTU supports early childhood teachers
The CTU welcomes the increase in the average wage by 4.2% over the year. The increase in the Labour Cost Index by 2.4% over the… Read More »Statistics out today show improvements for working Kiwis
The CTU is concerned that the “upgrade” of the New Zealand-China Free Trade Agreement has not removed the threat of investor suits against the New… Read More »CTU concerned with “upgrade” of China Free Trade Agreement
The Government has today released its discussion paper ‘ Designing a Fair Pay Agreements System’ providing detail of what proposed law for Fair Pay Agreements… Read More »Government releases paper on FPAs – progress made, but more work needed
The 4 yearly elections for the Council of Trade Unions officers occurred today in Wellington. Successfully elected by the 27 unions affiliated to the CTU… Read More »Election of CTU officers
E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā karangatanga maha, tēnā koutou Our world was built by working people, with our energy and commitment, with… Read More »President’s address, Richard Wagstaff: CTU Conference 2019
EMBARGOED UNTIL 5:00am, Tuesday 15 October 2019 The Council of Trade Unions has today released its report – Fair Pay Agreements: A Framework for Fairness.… Read More »Union movement launches Framework for good Fair Pay Agreement law
The Council of Trade Unions has today set out its agenda for climate and just transition policies for 2020 and into the new parliamentary term… Read More »CTU releases agenda to achieve a just transition
The Council of Trade Unions has applauded todays announcement by the Government that wellness is a feature of their Economic Plan. “Working people need an… Read More »CTU Welcomes Wellness Focus in Government Economic Plan
Working people across Aotearoa are standing in support of the Student Strike for Climate (SS4C) on Friday 27 September.
Read More »People Power for our Planet : NZCTU calls on employers to release staff to support the Climate StrikeSeptember 19 marks the 126 anniversary of women winning the right to vote in New Zealand. “Winning the right to vote was the first priority… Read More »Suffrage Day – 126 years since women won the vote… surely it’s time for equal pay