Union News April 2025

The PSA says a settlement with Health New Zealand over the agency’s proposed restructure of its Data and Digital and Pacific Health teams has saved… Read More »Thursday 24 April

370 perioperative nurses working at Auckland City Hospital, Starship Hospital and Greenlane Clinical Centre will strike for two hours on 1 May – the same… Read More »Wednesday 23 April

Thousands of senior medical doctors have voted to go on strike for 24 hours overpay at the beginning of next month. Callaghan Innovation has confirmed… Read More »Thursday 17 April

NZCTU President Richard Wagstaff has published an opinion piece which makes the case for a different approach to economic development, as proposed in the CTU’s… Read More »Tuesday 15 April

The PSA surveyed more than 900 of its members, with 55 percent of respondents saying AI is used at their place of work, despite most… Read More »Monday 14 April

The Treaty Principles Bill has been defeated in Parliament with 112 votes in opposition and 11 in favour, but the debate about Te Tiriti and… Read More »Friday 11 April

Te Whatu Ora is proposing to slash jobs from a department that brings in millions of dollars a year and ensures safety in hospitals, rest… Read More »Thursday 10 April

The NZCTU have launched a new policy programme and are calling on political parties to adopt bold policies in the lead up to the next… Read More »Wednesday 9 April

Three billion dollars has been wiped off the value of New Zealand’s share market as the rout of global financial markets caught up with the… Read More »Tuesday 8 April

Staff at Kāinga Ora are expecting details of another round of job cuts, with the Green Party claiming more than 500 jobs are set to… Read More »Monday 7 April

Aged care workers rallying against potential roster changes say Bupa, which runs retirement homes across the country, needs to focus on care instead of money.… Read More »Wednesday 2 April

Small businesses will be exempt from complying with some of the requirements of health and safety legislation under new reforms proposed by the Government. The… Read More »Tuesday 1 April