CTU Economist and Director of Policy Dr Bill Rosenberg along with Lyndon Keene, Director of Policy and Research at the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists (ASMS) have completed their detailed line by line analysis of the Governments 2019 health budget. Rosenberg and Keene’s research in the lead up to the Budget estimating what funding was needed to maintain the same level of service as… Read more »
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CTU welcomes lowest unemployment rate in a decade
Statistics out today show the unemployment rate is the lowest it has been in a decade and that wages are improving for many. “Here is the proof a reduction in the unemployment rate and increased wages can go together if well managed.” “It’s great that the unemployment rate is lower than it has been… Read more »
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More homes: a public good
Every Kiwi should have a safe, warm, dry place to call home. Today’s announcement from the Government that this year they have delivered the biggest increase in the number of public houses in almost 20 years “is to be celebrated. Ensuring we have enough homes for all, especially those living in poverty is a huge… Read more »
Read more... Working people encourage students to take climate strike action 20 – 27 September
The Council of Trade Unions is standing in support with the students campaigning for climate action. Working people throughout the whenua will have the opportunity to participate in actions to support student action. The activities working people will have the opportunity to participate in will range from small short actions right through to organised workplace… Read more »
Read more...CTU Rūnanga calling on Fletchers to return sacred Ihumātao
Media release on behalf of CTU Te Rūnanga o ngā Kaimahi Māori The collective voice of Māori working people, Te Rūnanga o ngā Kaimahi Māori, the partner of the Council of Trade Unions, is calling for the sacred Ihumātao land in South Auckland to be returned to Iwi. CTU Vice-President Māori Syd Keepa, on behalf… Read more »
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Making work better – Fair Pay Agreements
Government figures out today are consistent with what working people have told the Council of Trade Unions in our own survey, that a significant group of working Kiwis are unhappy and dissatisfied at work. Now the Government must act to make meaningful change. “Having good jobs is fundamental to peoples wellbeing,” said Council of Trade… Read more »
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CTU Women’s Conference – Wāhine Toa
On Friday 12 and Saturday 13 July 200 union women from 18 different unions are coming together in Wellington for the Council of Trade Unions biennial conference ‘Wāhine Toa: Organising for change’. Rachel Mackintosh, CTU Vice President is excited about what the two days have in store, “Union women are a force for change.… Read more »
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Wellbeing Survey shows Fair Pay Agreements are part of the solution
Stats NZ has today released its latest findings to Wellbeing of New Zealanders, Well-being Statistics: 2018. The facts are clear; working Kiwis need to be paid more to make ends meet. CTU President, Richard Wagstaff comments,”Kiwis are clearly expressing that incomes are too low. It is not good enough that almost a third, 33%, of… Read more »
Read more... Fair Pay Agreements will make working life better for all Kiwis
The Council of Trade Unions has today released an independent report conducted by economic research company BERL into the validity of sector bargaining. And the findings are clear – there is no economic reason not to implement sector bargaining but many social and individual wellbeing reasons to do so. CTU President Richard Wagstaff is urging… Read more »
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New International Convention focused on making workplaces free from violence and harassment
An historic international agreement by unions, employers and governments was forged last week in Geneva at the International Labour Organisation (ILO) with a new international Convention passed to eliminate violence and harassment at work. The passing of this ILO Convention demonstrates that violence and harassment for working people is an international issue and needs international… Read more »
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