Healthy homes = healthy people
Everyone should have access to high quality safe housing. The CTU supports the nationwide ‘Hikoi for Homes’ happening around the country tomorrow.
Media Releases
Meat workers win in Employment Court
The CTU congratulates Meat Workers Union and their members who have successfully won a major legal development today in their push for a fair collective agreement at Talleys AFFCO.
Unitec has failed employees & students
The Council of Trade Unions supports the 300 employees working at Unitec whose jobs have been disestablished in a decision made by Unitec’s chief executive, Rick Ede.
Unitec, New Zealand’s largest polytechnic, decided last week to take away the jobs of 300 people (about a quarter of their employees).
Zero hour contracts; why does the Government want to put them in law?
Today is the last day for oral submissions on the Employment Standards Bill. This Bill puts zero hour contracts into law for the first time.
Working people have been very clear in their oral and written submissions that zero hour contracts are unfair and unreasonable. We urge the committee to not put zero hour contracts in law.
More people in quality jobs is good for all – but does the Government have a plan?
The CTU is encouraging the Government to do more to create quality jobs for Kiwis.
Figures out today show that there are fewer Kiwis in work and 40,000 more people without jobs compared to this time last year.
Government must honour the memory of Charanpreet Dhaliwal and fix the security industry
His Honour Coroner JP Ryan has released overnight his findings and recommendations regarding the death of Charanpreet Dhaliwal, the security guard killed on his first day of work on 18 November 2011.
The CTU acted on behalf of Mr Dhaliwal’s family in the Coroners Inquest.
Young workers tell MPs zero-hour contracts must go
Stand Up, the youth union movement, told MPs today that zero-hour contracts are unacceptable and must go, during select committee hearings on the Employment Standards Legislation Bill.
CTU calls for a better deal for working New Zealanders
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.
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.
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
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.
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.