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 December 2024
Welcome to the December 2024 Economic Bulletin. We have two monthly features in this edition. In the first, we discuss what the Half Year Economic and Fiscal Update from Treasury… Read More »Economic Bulletin December 2024 - NZCTU: Minister needs to listen to the evidence on engineered stone ban
NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi Acting Secretary Erin Polaczuk is welcoming the announcement from Minister of Workplace Relations and Safety Brooke van Velden that she is opening consultation on engineered stone… Read More »NZCTU: Minister needs to listen to the evidence on engineered stone ban - NZCTU put Brooke van Velden on notice over WorkSafe cuts
The NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi have sent an open letter to Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety Brooke van Velden, following another round of devastating job cuts at WorkSafe. “Aotearoa… Read More »NZCTU put Brooke van Velden on notice over WorkSafe cuts - Submission on the NZ Post Deed of Understanding 2024 review
Postal services enable individuals, businesses, and communities to build and maintain social connections, and to participate economically, culturally, and politically. The NZCTU is concerned that the proposed changes in this… Read More »Submission on the NZ Post Deed of Understanding 2024 review - NZCTU urges political parties to vote down extreme anti-worker bill
NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi Acting President Rachel Mackintosh is calling on political parties to vote down Brooke van Velden’s Employment Relations (Pay Deductions for Partial Strikes) Amendment Bill, as it… Read More »NZCTU urges political parties to vote down extreme anti-worker bill - Gendered violence and harassment in the world of work
International Labour Organisation (ILO) convention 190 (C190) provides a framework for the legal, cultural and industrial changes necessary to eliminate and prevent violence, in all its forms, from the world… Read More »Gendered violence and harassment in the world of work
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Latest Submissions
- Submission on the NZ Post Deed of Understanding 2024 reviewPostal services enable individuals, businesses, and communities to build and maintain social connections, and to participate economically, culturally, and politically. The NZCTU is concerned that the proposed changes in this… Read More »Submission on the NZ Post Deed of Understanding 2024 review
- 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 - 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 - 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