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
- Submission on Industry Skills Boards’ Coverage
This submission to the TEC outlines the NZCTU’s concerns about the ongoing reforms to vocational education and training, and our views on the coverage and membership of the new Industry… Read More »Submission on Industry Skills Boards’ Coverage - Economic Bulletin April/May 2025
Welcome to the April/May 2025 Economic Bulletin. The Minister of Finance has made it clear Budget 2025 will bring further cuts to public investment. She has chopped the operating allowance… Read More »Economic Bulletin April/May 2025 - Submission on the United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Legislation Amendment Bill
Trade agreements can be a useful tool in strengthening New Zealand’s economic performance, but they must be well designed. This means ensuring they deliver genuine opportunities for economic development in… Read More »Submission on the United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Legislation Amendment Bill - 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 - Submission on the Term of Parliament (Enabling 4-year Term) Legislation Amendment Bill
It is possible that a 4-year term could strike a better balance between ensuring government is able to pass quality legislation while also being sufficiently accountable to the electorate. However,… Read More »Submission on the Term of Parliament (Enabling 4-year Term) Legislation Amendment Bill
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Latest Submissions
- Submission on Industry Skills Boards’ CoverageThis submission to the TEC outlines the NZCTU’s concerns about the ongoing reforms to vocational education and training, and our views on the coverage and membership of the new Industry… Read More »Submission on Industry Skills Boards’ Coverage
- Submission on the United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Legislation Amendment BillTrade agreements can be a useful tool in strengthening New Zealand’s economic performance, but they must be well designed. This means ensuring they deliver genuine opportunities for economic development in… Read More »Submission on the United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Legislation Amendment Bill
- Submission on the Term of Parliament (Enabling 4-year Term) Legislation Amendment BillIt is possible that a 4-year term could strike a better balance between ensuring government is able to pass quality legislation while also being sufficiently accountable to the electorate. However,… Read More »Submission on the Term of Parliament (Enabling 4-year Term) Legislation Amendment Bill
- Submission on potential FTA with India
This submission focuses on the labour provisions the NZCTU views as necessary in any preferential trade agreement with India. Our view that preferential trade agreements should be negotiated with countries… Read More »Submission on potential FTA with India - 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 - Submission on the Future of Work-based Learning
The NZCTU remains concerned that the current reform process has been rushed, requiring submitters to respond to proposals that are severely lacking in detail. To date, no analysis has been… Read More »Submission on the Future of Work-based Learning - 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