The CTU has called for the Government to give New Zealanders a better deal at work. The CTU was heard by the Transport and Industrial Relations Committee this morning regarding the contentious Employment Standards Legislation Bill.
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Government working group may bring progress towards equal pay for work of equal value
Working people are cautiously celebrating today’s announcement that the Government will now formally enter discussions into how to lift women’s pay to properly value their work.
Read more...CTU President Richard Wagstaff’s acceptance speech
E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā karangatanga maha, tēnā koutou
I am both honoured and humbled to be taking up the role of CTU President.
I want to thank the PSA and the EPMU for nominating me to this role and to all of the affiliates and officials who have supported and encouraged me to stand.
Being CTU President is a job of great importance and you have placed a great deal in faith in me to
Read more...Helen Kelly’s CTU Conference Address
It great to see you all here at our conference and its great we all have this chance to again together reflect on the last couple of years and see what we learned and achieved but most importantly to look forward, set priorities and use the things we have learned to build a stronger movement.
Read more...Workers are certainly concerned about wages, Minister
The government may not be concerned about workers not getting a fair share, but workers themselves certainly are, the Council of Trade Unions said today.
Read more...Pay the job not the gender
There is an increasing appetite to deal to the persistent gender pay gap, the Council of Trade Unions said today.
The New Zealand Income Survey, out today, shows that average hourly pay rates for women are still 14 percent lower than for men.
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