Political Strategy

The CTU's political strategy was launched at biennial conference in October 2007, and documents from the launch are below. For the latest news from the campaign throughout 2008, click here for the CTU's election page. 

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

Links to media coverage

• Unions set to take battle to ballot box (Herald)
• Unions launch wage campaign (Press)
• CTU calls for $15 an hour minimum - Struggle continues, unionists told - A family affair for CTU chief  (Dom)
• Call for $15 minimum wage - Newstalk ZB
• New calls for minimum wage to be raised  (Radio Live)
• CTU pushing for $15-an-hour minimum wage (NZPA)
• Other feature interviews and stories from Radio Live and Radio NZ are no longer online.