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
- Unions launch campaign to ban engineered stone
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi has today launched a campaign to ban the import, supply, and use of engineered stone in Aotearoa New Zealand. “We… Read More »Unions launch campaign to ban engineered stone - Ban Engineered Stone Now
The NZCTU remains strongly committed to banning engineered stone in New Zealand and implementing better occupational health protections for all workers working with silica-containing materials. Engineered stone is not an… Read More »Ban Engineered Stone Now - Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace
The introduction of AI in workplaces can create significant health and safety risks for workers (such as intensification of work, and extreme surveillance) which can significantly impact workers’ mental and… Read More »Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace - Brooke van Velden ramps up her war on working people
The NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi is dismayed that Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety Brooke van Velden has launched another attack on workers’ rights by removing employment protections for workers… Read More »Brooke van Velden ramps up her war on working people - Health and Safety changes driven by ACT party ideology
Health and Safety changes driven by ACT party ideology, not evidence said NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi President Richard Wagstaff. Changes to health and safety legislation proposed by the Minister for… Read More »Health and Safety changes driven by ACT party ideology - Economic Bulletin March 2025
Welcome to the March 2025 Economic Bulletin. The feature article examines what public private partnerships (PPPs) are. PPPs have been a hot topic recently, with the coalition government signalling it… Read More »Economic Bulletin March 2025
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Latest Submissions
- Submission on the Draft Biometric Processing Privacy Code
The NZCTU strongly supports the OPC’s decision to issue a code of practice for biometric processing. Our view is that the draft code currently being consulted on is stronger and… Read More »Submission on the Draft Biometric Processing Privacy Code - Feedback on work with engineered stone and materials containing crystalline silica
The NZCTU remains strongly committed to banning engineered stone in New Zealand and implementing better occupational health protections for all workers working with silica-containing materials. In this submission to MBIE,… Read More »Feedback on work with engineered stone and materials containing crystalline silica - Employment Relations (Employee Remuneration Disclosure) Amendment Bill
The NZCTU strongly supports the Employment Relations (Employee Remuneration Disclosure) Amendment Bill. This Bill represents a positive step towards addressing serious issues around unlawful disparities in pay by protecting workers’… Read More »Employment Relations (Employee Remuneration Disclosure) Amendment Bill - Submission: Employment Relations (Pay Deductions for Partial Strikes) Amendment Bill
The NZCTU strongly opposes the Employment Relations (Pay Deductions for Partial Strikes) Amendment Bill (the Bill). It is a clumsily drafted and punitive piece of legislation aimed at taking industrial… Read More »Submission: Employment Relations (Pay Deductions for Partial Strikes) Amendment Bill - Submission on the Targeted Review of the Commerce Act 1986
The NZCTU supports a strengthening of the Commerce Act 1986. We have seen a general trend of market consolidation across multiple sectors of the New Zealand economy. Concentrated market power… Read More »Submission on the Targeted Review of the Commerce Act 1986 - Submission on Crimes (Countering Foreign Interference) Amendment Bill
We are concerned that the Amendment Bill, as proposed, could impair the operations and legitimate interests of the NZ Trade Union movement. It is also likely to negatively impact the… Read More »Submission on Crimes (Countering Foreign Interference) Amendment Bill - Submission on Proposed Regulatory Standards Bill
The NZCTU recommends that no further work on the Regulatory Standards Bill is undertaken. The proposed Bill, like its predecessors, is designed to reduce the quantum and reach of regulation,… Read More »Submission on Proposed Regulatory Standards Bill - Submission on the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill
The NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi have submitted against the controversial Treaty Principles Bill, slamming the Bill as a breach of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and an attack on tino rangatiratanga… Read More »Submission on the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill - 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