CTU Conference 2007
Unionists representing the 350,000 workers affiliated to the Council of Trade Unions gathered in Wellington from October 15-17, at the CTU’s 10th biennial conference. The theme of the conference was “Unions, Sustainability and Democracy”.
Keynote speakers included Sharan Burrow, Australian CTU President (Sharan is also president of the International Trade Union Confederation - ITUC), ITUC General Secretary Guy Ryder, Prime Minister Helen Clark and Minister of Labour Ruth Dyson. CTU officers and several others also spoke.
On Wednesday, the CTU launched its political strategy, and a new booklet outlining our vision for the workplace of the future.
A number of documents from conference are below, and there was a report on conference in Issue 91 of the CTU's newsletter The Unionist - click here.
Launch of the CTU Political Strategy
- Infosheet - Launch of the Council of Trade Unions Political Strategy
- Media Release: Fairness and respect at work - Union political strategy will make the difference
- Media Release: CTU calls for $15 minimum wage
- Media Release: 5 key features make up workplace of the future - CTU
- Speech: Helen Kelly - Fairness and respect at work
- Speech: Carol Beaumont - We are what we say we are. We do what we say we’ll do
- Publication: Te Huarahi mo nga Kaimahi Maori - CTU vision for the Workplace of the Future.
- Publication: CTU submission to government on the review of the minimum wage
Documents from conference
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Media Release: Unions Political Role Hugely Important, CTU president says - Oct 15, 2007
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Media Release: CTU Kaumatua Kiwhare Mihaka inaugurated - Oct 16, 2007
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Media Release: Union movement farewells Ross Wilson - Oct 16, 2007
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Speech: CTU president Ross Wilson speech to open CTU conference - Oct 15 2007.
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Speech: Unions, Sustainability and Democracy – Te Ara Taumata - Carol Beaumont, CTU secretary, Oct 15 2007
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Speech: Unions, Sustainability and Democracy - Sharon Clair, CTU vice president Maori, Oct 15 2007
