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- CTU stands in solidarity with teachers
NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi President Sandra Grey is supporting NZEI Te Riu Roa and calling on Public Service Commissioner Brian Roche to back down from his plans to offer… Read More »CTU stands in solidarity with teachers - Holidays Act reform needs to take a break
NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi President Sandra Grey is calling on Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety Brooke van Velden to pause the proposed reform of the Holidays Act and… Read More »Holidays Act reform needs to take a break - Government policies are increasing child poverty
NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi president Sandra Grey is blaming the Government for new data released by Stats NZ today that shows child poverty continuing to be a stain on… Read More »Government policies are increasing child poverty - Govt refusal to prioritise trans and non-binary protections disgraceful
The Out@Work Council of the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions is deeply disappointed by the Government’s decision to not prioritise the Law Commission’s recommendations to explicitly protect transgender,… Read More »Govt refusal to prioritise trans and non-binary protections disgraceful - Government must reverse disastrous pay equity changes
NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi Secretary Melissa Ansell-Bridges is calling on political parties to adopt the recommendations of the People’s Select Committee and ensure that women are valued and paid… Read More »Government must reverse disastrous pay equity changes - Dark day for working New Zealanders as the Employment Relations Amendment Bill passes
The passing of the Employment Relations Amendment Bill is a dark day for working New Zealanders, says New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi President Sandra Grey.… Read More »Dark day for working New Zealanders as the Employment Relations Amendment Bill passes
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Latest Union Jobs
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ASMS Toi Mata Hauora | Industrial Officer | Auckland or Hamilton
The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists/Toi Mata Hauora (ASMS) is the union for salaried senior doctors and dentists throughout New Zealand. Most of our members are employed by Te Whatu Ora as medical or dental specialists. We are seeking an industrial officer to join our northern industrial team. Currently we have Auckland and Hamilton based… Read…
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Workers First | Organiser | Wellington
About the Role Qualifications and Experience commitment to giving workers the opportunity to be part of a union. Salary and Benefits Applicants
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PPTA Te Wehengarua | Field Officer | Auckland
A Field Officer position has become available in the Auckland field office of the New Zealand Post Primary Teachers’ Association Te Wehengarua. The vacancy is a full-time permanent position. A starting date will be determined by mutual agreement. The appointee will have responsibility for organising and providing services to members and branches in the areas… Read…
Opinion
- Resolving Pay Equity for Care and Support workers is a Disability Rights issue
There will be those who read that headline and scratch their heads and wonder, what does resolving Pay Equity have to do with Disability Rights? Some will say that Disability… Read More »Resolving Pay Equity for Care and Support workers is a Disability Rights issue - Workers First Union 3: Uber 1
A.C.T is an acronym. It stands for the Association of Consumers and Taxpayers. Why then are they doing Ubers bidding when they (Uber) are neither a consumer nor a taxpayer?… Read More »Workers First Union 3: Uber 1 - Kotahitanga in action | Unions at Waitangi
This Waitangi Day, a delegation of NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi leadership and Te Rūnanga o ngā Kaimahi Māori o Aotearoa members travelled up North to the Waitangi Treaty Grounds to… Read More »Kotahitanga in action | Unions at Waitangi - Back on Track? Not according to workers.
Aotearoa New Zealand is way off track according to workers who took part in the CTU’s Mood of the Workforce Survey. Off track because we see the super-rich getting even… Read More »Back on Track? Not according to workers. - NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi President Sandra Grey Speech to the Labour Conference 2025
Thank you for inviting me to join you today. I want to use this time to get to know each other. I want this time with you to be a… Read More »NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi President Sandra Grey Speech to the Labour Conference 2025 - We are over it, and up for it
Dr Sandra Grey was elected as NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi President in October 2025. The power and energy of the union movement has been on full display in the last… Read More »We are over it, and up for it
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