At Finance and Expenditure Committee today the Minister of Finance admitted that the Government will have to borrow to make ends meet in the forthcoming… Read More »Minister of Finance admits to new borrowing need
The NZ Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi is standing in solidarity with workers affected by the latest round of public service job losses… Read More »CTU stands in solidarity with public service workers
NZCTU President Richard Wagstaff is supporting the 33 Myanmar community organisations in New Zealand who are calling on the New Zealand Government to reverse the… Read More »CTU calls on Government to exclude Myanmar Junta from ASEAN meeting
Today a delegation from the union movement delivered a petition of nearly 9,000 people calling on the Government to commit to annual minimum wage increases… Read More »Unions deliver MPs petition to stop real terms cuts to the minimum wage
The Government has released its Budget Policy Statement today, showing worsening economic forecasts with inflation falling more quickly than expected, caused by unemployment rising and… Read More »Budget Policy Statement still missing in action
The Government should reconsider the delivery of their tax plan, as costs continue to escalate, said CTU Economist Craig Renney. “Our analysis, using the latest… Read More »More questions for the Government’s tax changes as costs grow
GDP numbers released today show that the economy shrank into a technical recession with the economy declining by -0.1% in the December 2023 quarter, following… Read More »GDP Numbers make case for change – but not tax cuts
The NZ Council of Trade Unions will be supporting Uber drivers as their legal fight for basic workers’ rights, including even being paid the minimum… Read More »CTU to Support Uber Drivers Rallying For Basic Workers’ Rights
Minister Brooke van Velden’s speech to the Auckland Chamber of Commerce last night is another alarming sign of the Government’s low regard for workers’ basic… Read More »Workers should worry about new threat to workplace protections in Minister’s speech
Changes to taxation for landlords have blown out in cost and taken the Government’s tax plans with them said CTU Economist and Director of Policy… Read More »Landlord Tax cuts cost explodes – as does Government’s Tax plans
NZ Council of Trade Unions Secretary Melissa Ansell-Bridges is marking International Women’s Day by calling on the Government to implement mandatory ethnic and gender pay… Read More »Govt must commit to follow Australia’s lead on pay gap reporting
Today the CTU has released its report Investing in a growing population, which shows that up to an additional $19.9bn of public goods and services… Read More »Public investment in New Zealand fails to meet growing need