Council of Trade Unions (CTU) Economist Bill Rosenberg applauded the new approach to Government Budgets, as described in the Budget Policy Statement this afternoon, for… Read More »Wellbeing of working people welcome budget focus
The Council of Trade Unions Secretary Sam Huggard says that tonight’s passing of the Employment Relations Amendment Bill will be a victory for working people… Read More »Victory for working people in New Zealand
Unions are supporting the call from the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists (ASMS) for the Government to find agreement on safe staffing levels for senior… Read More »Clear safe staffing levels needed throughout health system
Working people are looking forward to fairer employment law passing this side of Christmas says Council of Trade Unions President Richard Wagstaff. Mr Wagstaff says… Read More »Rebalanced employment law on the horizon
Council of Trade Unions President Richard Wagstaff said today that he was disappointed Midwifery Employee Representation & Advisory Service (MERAS) union members in District Health… Read More »Midwives central to safe care
Council of Trade Unions President Richard Wagstaff has called on union members around the country to donate to the lock out fund for FIRST members… Read More »Council of Trade Unions calls for solidarity for locked out Waikato bus drivers
The Council of Trade Unions President Richard Wagstaff today welcomed the long-awaited release of the Pike River re-entry plan as a victory for the Pike… Read More »Eight long years later, working people killed in Pike River will not be forgotten
Council of Trade Unions Vice President Rachel Mackintosh says New Zealand’s gender pay imbalance can and must be fixed. “Employers discriminate against women from the… Read More »Women in New Zealand effectively working for free for the rest of the year
Today’s wage figures show that Governments can and do make a real difference to the wages of working people, and that the effort needs to… Read More »CTU comment on employment statistics
The Council of Trade Unions today welcomed the Government announcement that Kiwirail would retain 15 electric engines on the Northern Trunk Line between Hamilton and… Read More »Government move on electric trains puts Just Transition on the right track
Council of Trade Unions President Richard Wagstaff was pleased to have announced today a working model for moving forward with better employment laws for those… Read More »Film Industry Working Group produces tripartite recommended model
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