The NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi undertakes a broad range of work to advance and improve the lives of working people.
As the trade union peak body in Aotearoa New Zealand, the NZCTU submits on a range of policy areas on behalf of our affiliated unions and the broader workforce.
Stay up to date on the work of the NZCTU, including our submissions, analysis, and resources below.
Latest from the NZCTU
- Economic Bulletin October – November 2024
Welcome to the October/November 2024 Economic Bulletin. In our monthly feature we look at the current state of the labour market, how it has changed since 2022, and how it… Read More »Economic Bulletin October – November 2024 - Submission: Have Your Say on Work Health and Safety
Health and safety is core union mahi. Unions recognise that health and safety is a fundamental aspect of good work, and that every worker has the right to work that… Read More »Submission: Have Your Say on Work Health and Safety - Building a Safer Future for Every Worker
Every New Zealander deserves a workplace that puts safety and wellbeing first. Too often, we’ve seen the real cost of a system that doesn’t fully protect workers. Lives are lost,… Read More »Building a Safer Future for Every Worker - NZCTU alarmed at further cuts to WorkSafe
WorkSafe’s announcement that it is planning even further restructuring and cuts just months after losing 15% of its staff has alarmed the NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi. “Our health and safety… Read More »NZCTU alarmed at further cuts to WorkSafe - Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) (Customary Marine Title) Amendment Bill
The CTU strongly opposes the changes outlined in this Bill, which seeks to amend the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act. This Bill is another example of rushed and… Read More »Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) (Customary Marine Title) Amendment Bill - Economic Bulletin August/September 2024
Welcome to the August/September 2024 Economic Bulletin. In our monthly feature we provide an analysis of the gender pay gap in New Zealand for 2024. The mean gender pay gap… Read More »Economic Bulletin August/September 2024
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Latest Submissions
- Submission: Have Your Say on Work Health and SafetyHealth and safety is core union mahi. Unions recognise that health and safety is a fundamental aspect of good work, and that every worker has the right to work that… Read More »Submission: Have Your Say on Work Health and Safety
- Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) (Customary Marine Title) Amendment BillThe CTU strongly opposes the changes outlined in this Bill, which seeks to amend the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act. This Bill is another example of rushed and… Read More »Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) (Customary Marine Title) Amendment Bill
- Redesign of the Vocational Education and Training System
The CTU supports a strong and well-functioning vocational education and training system, and believes that further work to support vocational education and training is needed. However, the government’s large-scale reforms… Read More »Redesign of the Vocational Education and Training System - Submission on the Education and Training Amendment Bill
The NZCTU strongly opposes the Education and Training Amendment Bill, which will enable charter schools to be established in New Zealand. The evidence base does not support the establishment of… Read More »Submission on the Education and Training Amendment Bill - Submission on the Biometric Processing Privacy Code Exposure Draft
The use of biometric technologies in the workplace is becoming more common. Biometric technologies are used for four main purposes in the workplace: security; recruitment; monitoring and surveillance; and health… Read More »Submission on the Biometric Processing Privacy Code Exposure Draft - Submission on the Budget Policy Statement 2024
This submission to the Finance and Expenditure Committee highlights issues with the 2024 Budget Policy Statement. Under the Public Finance Act 1989, the Budget Policy Statement (BPS) is meant to… Read More »Submission on the Budget Policy Statement 2024 - Submission on the General Review of the CPTPP
This submission to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade identifies aspects of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) that need to be addressed as part of… Read More »Submission on the General Review of the CPTPP - Submission on a Potential Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement with the UAE
The New Zealand government is looking to negotiate a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with the United Arab Emirates. Given the evidence of significant and ongoing labour rights abuses in… Read More »Submission on a Potential Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement with the UAE - New report: Gentailer dividends a barrier to energy decarbonisation and lower energy prices
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 generation by 2050, according to… Read More »New report: Gentailer dividends a barrier to energy decarbonisation and lower energy prices