Union News for Tuesday, 19 May 2026. Today’s coverage focuses heavily on the upcoming announcement from the finance minister where she’s expected to announce further job cuts in the public sector.
Union coverage
- PSA – Public Service Association calls Government plan to cut more public sector roles ‘reckless’ | NZ Herald
- PSA – Live: Government plan would cut 10,000 jobs and hammer Wellington, says union | Stuff
- Mike’s Minute: Do the unions have anything positive to say about education? | Newstalk ZB
Employment
Politics
- Thousands of public servants to lose jobs, potentially saving government over a billion dollars | Stuff
- Finance minister hints at government department amalgamation plans | RNZ News
- ‘Bigger isn’t always better’: Labour’s Chris Hipkins on coalition’s plan to merge government departments | RNZ News
- Big spenders reveal why they give tens of thousands to political parties | Stuff
Economics
- How Kiwis are Coping: Pensioners forgoing coffee, meat to keep budgets low | RNZ News
- Why Australians are calling New Zealand a tax haven | RNZ News