Union News August 2025

The Labour Party is tentatively backing a policy proposal from the Council of Trade Unions for the establishment of a new Workplace Education Authority. Plans… Read More »Friday 29 August

Five unions are taking the government to the High Court over changes to pay equity laws, arguing that the changes breached the New Zealand Bill… Read More »Monday 18 August

The United Nations has been asked by PECA to urgently investigate pay equity changes brought in by the Government as thousands of women have their… Read More »Thursday 14 August

The People’s Select Committee on Pay Equity held its first hearing in Wellington, with a wide range of senior experts giving oral submissions on the… Read More »Tuesday 12 August

Teachers’ unions are cautiously optimistic changes to the country’s secondary school qualifications framework will work, provided they are implemented and resourced well. The country’s big… Read More »Tuesday 5 August

Nearly 40,000 nurses, midwives and healthcare assistants took part in strike action to call for safe staffing levels at Te Whatu Ora. The Workplace Relations… Read More »Monday 4 August