Working people welcome the modest rise in the share of New Zealand’s income that is received by wage and salary earners in the year to March. It is a step in the right direction,” says CTU President Richard Wagstaff. “National income statistics released by Statistics New Zealand today show more good news for wage and… Read more »
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“Today we remember the disaster at Pike River Mine nine years ago on the 19 November 2010. Nine years ago today 29 men went to work at Pike River Mine on the West Coast of the South Island. Nine years ago today 29 men expected to return home to their families and friends. Nine years… Read more »
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From Monday 18 November New Zealand women are working for free until the end of the year because of the gender pay imbalance between men and women. “The gender pay imbalance in the average wage is 11.9%. From 18 November there is 11.9% of the year left, so because women aren’t paid equally to men,… Read more »
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The Council of Trade Unions (CTU) is condemning the All Saints Day evening raid on 31 October. With the arrest of over 60 union organisers, human rights defenders and activists in the Philippines province of Negros. The 16th of November is an international day of action to draw attention to the actions of the Filipino… Read more »
Read more... The Council of Trade Unions is delighted to announce the appointment of Andrea Black to the role of Policy Director and Economist. Andrea comes to the CTU with a wealth of knowledge and experience. Andrea is a Senior Associate at the Institute of Governance and Policy Studies at Victoria University. She was formerly the Independent… Read more »
Read more...The Council of Trade Unions is supporting early childhood teachers in their calls for the Government to keep its pre-election promise to restore early childhood education funding, deliver on 100% qualified teachers, and improve child to teacher ratios with the presentation of a petition to Minister of Education Chris Hipkins this morning. CTU Secretary Sam… Read more »
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The CTU welcomes the increase in the average wage by 4.2% over the year. The increase in the Labour Cost Index by 2.4% over the year is a record since 2009, and a third higher than it would have been without the minimum wage increase and collective pay settlements such as those won by teachers… Read more »
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The CTU is concerned that the “upgrade” of the New Zealand-China Free Trade Agreement has not removed the threat of investor suits against the New Zealand government (Investor-State Dispute Settlement, ISDS). Alongside the reduced oversight of Chinese investment into New Zealand with the raised threshold of business investment to $100 million for government investments and… Read more »
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The Government has today released its discussion paper ‘ Designing a Fair Pay Agreements System’ providing detail of what proposed law for Fair Pay Agreements (FPAs) could include. CTU President Richard Wagstaff comments, “We are pleased to see that the Government is clearly committed to improving the lives of working people with progress towards introducing… Read more »
Read more... The 4 yearly elections for the Council of Trade Unions officers occurred today in Wellington. Successfully elected by the 27 unions affiliated to the CTU were – President, Richard Wagstaff. Wagstaff was re-elected for a second four year term. Vice President, Rachel Mackintosh, re-elected for a second four year term. Vice President Māori, Syd Keepa,… Read more »
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