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Now is not the time for tax cuts: If growth is weakening, additional interest rate increases should be even further from consideration. The coalition Government should also be making sure that it has support for workers and communities ready should unemployment rise quickly as well.

GDP numbers provide reasons for investment, not cuts

December 14, 2023December 14, 2023

GDP numbers provided by Stats NZ today demonstrated that the size of the economy fell by 0.3% in September 2023. NZCTU Economist Craig Renney said… Read More »GDP numbers provide reasons for investment, not cuts

Union officials and opposition MPs at parliament

Government ‘off to horrific start’ says unions

December 14, 2023December 14, 2023

The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions says a dark cloud has descended on New Zealand as the Fair Pay Agreement legislation begun to be… Read More »Government ‘off to horrific start’ says unions

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New report: Gentailer dividends a barrier to energy decarbonisation and lower energy prices

December 14, 2023December 14, 2023

FIRST Union, NZCTU, and 350 Aotearoa Private control of the electricity industry will significantly raise the cost of NZ’s recent commitment to triple renewable power… Read More »New report: Gentailer dividends a barrier to energy decarbonisation and lower energy prices

The government’s approach to change is to terminate existing arrangements without producing a plan for what will replace it, leaving everyone in the lurch and without any certainty. The consequences of taking this approach at Te Pūkenga are enormous.

Te Pūkenga disestablishment reveals Government’s lack of plan

December 6, 2023December 8, 2023

The announced disestablishment of Te Pūkenga shows the Government has no plan for vocational education, says the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions. NZCTU President… Read More »Te Pūkenga disestablishment reveals Government’s lack of plan

The NZCTU was categorically not consulted on repealing Fair Pay Agreements by the new Minister. It is very concerning that the Minister of Workplace Relations doesn’t understand what consultation is ... considering the importance of this concept for the portfolio.

Workplace Relations Minister is misleading New Zealanders, say unions

December 6, 2023December 6, 2023

The new Workplace Relations Minister Brooke van Velden must be upfront with the public, say the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions. NZCTU President Richard… Read More »Workplace Relations Minister is misleading New Zealanders, say unions

More than 10k people sign the petition to keep FPAs

More than 10k people sign petition to keep FPAs

December 5, 2023December 5, 2023

Unions are heartened by the response to a petition to keep Fair Pay Agreements, which has now reached well over 10,000 signatures. NZCTU President Richard… Read More »More than 10k people sign petition to keep FPAs

“By pushing forward with [repealing FPAs], Luxon is taking money directly from the pockets of more than 300,000 hardworking Kiwis.

Leaked paper shows disregard for hundreds of thousands of vulnerable Kiwi workers

December 4, 2023December 4, 2023

A cabinet consultation paper provided to the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions by Newshub today, shows the incoming Government is disregarding the negative impact… Read More »Leaked paper shows disregard for hundreds of thousands of vulnerable Kiwi workers

National & ACT deal gifts landlords an extra $1 billion. Retroactive interest deductibility changes benefit them while tenants bear the brunt. Unfair, costly, and without public mandate.

National & ACT agreement places nearly $1b in the pockets of landlords

November 29, 2023November 29, 2023

New analysis has shown the cost of interest deductibility changes will put a further $1 billion in the pockets of landlords, said NZCTU Economist and… Read More »National & ACT agreement places nearly $1b in the pockets of landlords

Cover of the NZCTU Briefing for the Incoming Government

NZCTU presents Briefing for the Incoming Government

November 27, 2023November 27, 2023

The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions has today provided its briefing for the incoming government. NZCTU President Richard Wagstaff said since 2017, the country… Read More »NZCTU presents Briefing for the Incoming Government

November 26...the day women start working for free

Unions to hold Government to account over persistent pay gap

November 26, 2023November 26, 2023

November 26 marks the day women effectively begin working for free, say the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions. NZCTU National Secretary Melissa Ansell-Bridges said… Read More »Unions to hold Government to account over persistent pay gap

It is telling that one of the first areas of work they have highlighted for action is the repeal of Fair Pay Agreements, and the reintroduction of 90-day trials. Both measures are designed to reduce security for workers, and to make it easier to fire employees. “At a time of economic hardship for many in a cost-of-living crisis, this is simply appalling and insensitive.

Coalition agreements threaten the well-being of New Zealanders

November 24, 2023November 24, 2023

The coalition agreements set out by the incoming government are nothing less than an attack on working Kiwis, their rights, and their needs said the… Read More »Coalition agreements threaten the well-being of New Zealanders

This claim addresses ongoing underpayment fuelled by gender-based discrimination in a sector where a pay equity settlement is long overdue.

NZCTU Supports The 65,000 Care Workers Impacted By Pay Equity Claim

November 23, 2023November 23, 2023

The NZCTU strongly supports unions, including the Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi, E tū, National Union of Public Employees, and New Zealand… Read More »NZCTU Supports The 65,000 Care Workers Impacted By Pay Equity Claim

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