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- Nurses strike for safe staffing benefits all New ZealandersThe NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi is today supporting NZNO members across the country who are striking to push the Government to ensure safe staffing in the healthcare system. “The… Read More »Nurses strike for safe staffing benefits all New Zealanders
- Job decline continues, wages not growing with inflationNZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi President Richard Wagstaff has said that today’s release of labour market data shows the continued economic pain that is being felt by workers. “This new… Read More »Job decline continues, wages not growing with inflation
- Government engaging in anti-democratic voter suppressionNew Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi President Richard Wagstaff has said the union movement is appalled by the Government’s proposed electoral law changes, which include the… Read More »Government engaging in anti-democratic voter suppression
- Not Done Yet: Women’s Day of Action for Pay EquityOn Saturday 20 September communities across Aotearoa will unite for a Women’s Day of Action for Pay Equity – taking place 132 years after New Zealand women secured the… Read More »Not Done Yet: Women’s Day of Action for Pay Equity
- Cost-of-living keeps rising for those who can least afford itData released by Statistics New Zealand today shows that the cost-of-living crisis is getting worse as inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index rose annually to 2.7%, said… Read More »Cost-of-living keeps rising for those who can least afford it
- Workers absent from government’s AI “strategy”The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi is concerned that the artificial intelligence (AI) “strategy” document released today by the Government ignores impacts on working people… Read More »Workers absent from government’s AI “strategy”

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PSA Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi | Assistant Secretary |
The PSA Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi is the largest union in New Zealand and is an innovative and dynamic trade union employing over 200 staff throughout New Zealand. We are a membership-based organisation with a bicultural structure. Te Rūnanga o Nga Toa Āwhina is the Māori arm of the PSA membership. We have more… Read…
Opinion
- Standing Strong at WaitangiIt seemed like a particularly poignant year to be at Waitangi for the annual celebrations. After 15 months of mask-off attacks against Māori through various bills, policy shifts and attempts… Read More »Standing Strong at Waitangi
- The Real State of the Nation: Fear, Anger, and a Demand for ChangeRichard Wagstaff It was incredibly jarring to hear the hubris from the Prime Minister during his recent state of the nation address. I had just spent close to a week… Read More »The Real State of the Nation: Fear, Anger, and a Demand for Change
- Unity for 2025As we approach 2025, we find ourselves navigating challenging and uncertain times. The global political stage has shifted dramatically, with Trump’s re-election in the US intensifying international instability, environmental inaction,… Read More »Unity for 2025
- Equal Pay, Equal Rights: Fighting for Pay Equity in AotearoaNext month will mark 52 years since the Equal Pay Act was passed in Aotearoa New Zealand. For over a hundred years, unions have continued to work tirelessly in the… Read More »Equal Pay, Equal Rights: Fighting for Pay Equity in Aotearoa
- Aotearoa’s Moral Failure on Migrant Worker RightsRichard Wagstaff There is no place for migrant worker exploitation in a decent society, and yet in Aotearoa New Zealand many migrant workers continue to contend with low wages, exploitation,… Read More »Aotearoa’s Moral Failure on Migrant Worker Rights
- Government says ‘do your bit’ – young workers say ‘do better’Dr Zoë Port Today marks International Youth Day, and the NZCTU’s youth network Stand Up is calling on the Government to do better by young workers – following the bleak… Read More »Government says ‘do your bit’ – young workers say ‘do better’