Power to Win
Never have we needed to talk about power to win decent wages more than right now. With an ongoing assault on workers’ rights and conditions… Read More »Power to Win
Opinion
Looking beyond the narrow policy confines of the past four decades
This week the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi launched an exciting new three-year project, Reimagining Aotearoa Together. The project, which will… Read More »Looking beyond the narrow policy confines of the past four decades
Health and safety consensus is dead, and WorkSafe cuts are burying it
First published on stuff.co.nz (26 April 2024) The post-Pike River political consensus on workplace health and safety is dead. This has been evidenced by the slashing of… Read More »Health and safety consensus is dead, and WorkSafe cuts are burying it
Standing Strong with Union Support
As I sit here in New Zealand, safe from the brutality of Myanmar’s military regime, I consider what brought me here. My escape was not… Read More »Standing Strong with Union Support
Stop the privatisation of Auckland port
The future of Auckland is at a critical point. Right now. Auckland Council is consulting the public on its ten year plan which includes a… Read More »Stop the privatisation of Auckland port
Empowering Change: Strategies to Overcome Pay Inequality for Pacific Women in New Zealand
New Zealand prides itself on being a fair and diverse country, but there’s a big problem hiding in plain sight: Pacific women aren’t getting paid… Read More »Empowering Change: Strategies to Overcome Pay Inequality for Pacific Women in New Zealand
Unions must show solidarity with the fight for Te Tiriti justice
Richard Wagstaff This year, more than ever, unions must stand in solidarity with Māori workers in the fight back against this assault on their rights.… Read More »Unions must show solidarity with the fight for Te Tiriti justice
Ko te wai te ora ngā mea katoa. Water is the life giver of all things.
Is there anything more important than water? No. Then why is this government hellbent on adding to the generational problems of water management, without providing… Read More »Ko te wai te ora ngā mea katoa. Water is the life giver of all things.
New Zealand’s shameful record
A lack of corporate accountability On 19 November 2010, 29 men went to work and never came home. At 3.44pm, Pike River mine exploded, cutting… Read More »New Zealand’s shameful record