The Council of Trade Unions is applauding today’s launch of the Labour Parties industrial relations 2020 election policy by spokesperson Andrew Little. “Working people in unions have been campaigning for better treatment at work. Labour’s industrial relations policy has the potential to achieve just that – significant improvements to peoples working lives,” CTU President Richard… Read more »
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The Council of Trade Unions (CTU) was in today’s official lockup for the Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Update (PREFU). “It’s clear that the government’s strategy to make large scale investment in the wake of COVID has successfully cushioned the blow on our nation. We have seen necessary and unprecedented spending. The government had to make… Read more »
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The Council of Trade Unions is welcoming the announcement from Workplace Relations Minister Andrew Little, that those working in contracted roles for government will be paid the living wage (currently set at $22.10 per hour). “The roles covered in this announcement include security guards, cleaners, and caterers. These roles have been historically low paid so… Read more »
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The Council of Trade Unions has welcomed today’s announcement from Minister of Transport Phil Twyford that all bus drivers will progressively move towards being paid at least the living wage of $22.10 per hour. Richard Wagstaff, President of the Council of Trade Unions has labeled the improvements ‘very significant’ because they are ‘an important step… Read more »
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People working in essential services, on behalf of over 10,000 New Zealanders, have today presented a petition calling for safer sick leave to Minister of Workplace Relations Hon Andrew Little. “Ensuring that people are well at work is simply the right thing to do. Having safer sick leave is essential. Increasing the legal minimum from… Read more »
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Media release from Komiti Pasefika Komiti Pasefika is calling on all New Zealanders, including in our Pacific Island communities, to ensure that any information about the COVID:19 virus is only taken from an official news source and ideally from the government via the daily briefings and via the government website. “We know our Pasefika communities… Read more »
Read more...The Council of Trade Unions is happy that the Green Party is supporting 10 days paid sick leave for all working Kiwis. “We have been campaigning for safer sick leave, and the Greens have listened to voices of thousands of working Kiwis,” CTU President Richard Wagstaff said. “Increasing the legal minimum from 5 days to… Read more »
Read more... The Council of Trade Unions today congratulated long time Policy Director and Economist and more recently, Future of Work Director Dr Bill Rosenberg on his appointment as one of New Zealand’s Productivity Commissioners. CTU President Richard Wagstaff says Bill will bring a wealth of experience to the role, as well as strong union values of… Read more »
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The Council of Trade Unions says the re-emergence of Covid-19 in Auckland workplaces, including workplace transmission shows why strengthening working people’s rights needs urgent attention. “We know from overseas experience that strong engagement from working people in their conditions of work and health and safety practices keeps Covid out” said CTU President Richard Wagstaff. “This means everyone… Read more »
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“The extension of the COVID-19 Wage Subsidy Scheme across the country is good news for working Kiwis who might have been at risk of loss of income and possible redundancies due to the COVID-19 economic fallout,” said CTU President Richard Wagstaff. “Many working people will be anxious that the re-emergence of COVID could threaten their… Read more »
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