In economic figures out today CTU President Richard Wagstaff says “New Zealand is flatlining. For nearly a decade our productivity performance and our growth per person has been embarrassing.” “We know Kiwis are hard workers, yet they are not seeing fair rewards for their work. The Government’s policies aren’t working and they’ve run out of… Read more »
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“National should not be pretending to other TPPA countries that it can make commitments on behalf of New Zealand three days before a General Election,” says CTU Secretary Sam Huggard. Crucial talks are taking place in Japan tomorrow and Friday where the New Zealand, Japanese and Australian governments are desperately trying to persuade the other… Read more »
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“All New Zealanders should be able to access the health care they need when they need it – this should be a fundamental basic,” said CTU President Richard Wagstaff. “We agree with the concerns that the Labour Party have articulated today in their Health Report Card. Our health system is broken and in need of… Read more »
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CTU President Richard Wagstaff has challenged the Prime Minister to show some real leadership when it comes to wages by setting a clear target for the minimum wage. The call follows today’s admission by Bill English that he would find it “quite a challenge” to live on the minimum wage of $15.75 an hour, in… Read more »
Read more... Working people are concerned that the National Party will change the 2003 Holidays Act if returned to Government stripping hard working Kiwis of basic leave entitlements. “Clearly the National Party is colluding with some employers to represent a situation whereby the current legislation is too difficult for employers to implement. These concerns centre around entitlements… Read more »
Read more... The Greens have today launched their equal pay policy, working women know that this policy could make New Zealand a fairer place if implemented. CTU President Richard Wagstaff believes that this policy could make real and meaningful improvements towards achieving equal pay. “There are a number of significant aspects to this policy; especially the shifting… Read more »
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Unions representing 320,000 Kiwi workers have strongly endorsed the right of the people of West Papua to self-determination. The call comes as Pacific Island heads of state meet in Apia for the annual Pacific Island Forum Leaders Meeting. Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Nauru, Palau and the Marshall Islands are seeking to re-list West Papua… Read more »
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A new Council of Trade Unions Inequality in Wages and Self-Employment 1998-2015 over the period 1998 to 2015 finds the hourly earnings of low and middle income wage and salary earners went up at half the rate of the highest paid. The only exception was those earning around the minimum wage whose pay went up… Read more »
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Findings released today by Motu Economic and Public Policy Research show that the gender wage imbalance can be attributed simply to sexism. “It’s 2017 – we’ve come so far as a society. But there is so much more we must do to remove barriers in the way of women being paid fairly,” CTU President Richard Wagstaff said.… Read more »
Read more... Treasury’s pre-election update of its forecasts for the economy and government finances, released today, show that the government surplus won’t meet what New Zealanders need in priority areas of health, education and housing. “The Government will make much of the fact that it has achieved a surplus – but it is a false surplus when… Read more »
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