What has happened to wages and salaries during the recession triggered by the Global Financial Crisis and under the National government? In this commentary I… Read More »CTU-Monthly-Economic-Bulletin-155-March-2014
Inequality will be a big issue in the election, as it should be. Income inequality means that many people are missing out on a fair… Read More »CTU-Monthly-Economic-Bulletin-154-February-2014
Whatever you might think the economy will do in 2014, it’s going to be a hectic year. I hope it will bring a real challenge… Read More »CTU-Monthly-Economic-Bulletin-153-January-2014
The time and the science are well past debating whether human-driven climate change is occurring. In the absence of effective action, the outcomes described by… Read More »CTU-Monthly-Economic-Bulletin-152-November-2013
There are always some myths doing the rounds that serve various interests. I look at four
This month is the fifth anniversary of the September 2008 collapse of US investment bank, Lehman Brothers. By allowing it to collapse the US government… Read More »CTU-Monthly-Economic-Bulletin-150-September-2013
Over the last 30 years, income gaps have widened dramatically in New Zealand. Increasing income gaps of this kind have traditionally been defended on economic… Read More »CTU-Monthly-Economic-Bulletin-149-Aug-2013
The wage gap has been in the news again, with talk of banks and other Australian businesses moving call centres from Australia to New Zealand,… Read More »CTU-Monthly-Economic-Bulletin-148-July-2013
The Living Wage campaign has made some important advances. As well as some private sector employers, the Auckland, Hamilton and Wellington City Councils are all… Read More »CTU-Monthly-Economic-Bulletin-147-June-2013
It’s not only New Zealand’s high unemployment rate (still in the longest recorded stretch that it has been higher than Australia) – it’s a whole… Read More »CTU-Monthly-Economic-Bulletin-146-May-2013
The government has so far given us few clues as to what will be in the Budget on 16 May. There will be an “operating… Read More »CTU-Monthly-Economic-Bulletin-145-April-2013
From time to time I get questions like “I’m just heading into negotiations. Do you have any up to date information on the actual cost… Read More »CTU-Monthly-Economic-Bulletin-144-March-2013