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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The Council of Trade Unions is reminding employers of their responsibilities to employees as we return to alert levels 2 and 3. “Employers need to remember that they must act in good faith with employees and their unions. Most employers behaved appropriately earlier in the year when the entire country went into lockdown, but there… Read more »
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The Council of Trade Unions is supporting the announcement from the Labour Party today to revamp the existing flexi-wage scheme to support more Kiwis getting into, and staying in, jobs. “In the months and years ahead we’ll need to reimagine the ways that things can be done differently. One of the best things about this… Read more »
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The Council of Trade Unions is pleased to see release of the Homes For All policy from the Green Party today. CTU Policy Director Andrea Black is enthusiastic about this policy. “Everyone should have a warm dry healthy home to live in, its really that simple. We welcome the commitment of the Green Party to… Read more »
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COVID has shown us all how important it is to stay home when we are sick. Too many kiwis are experiencing the tension of needing to go to work when unwell because of a lack of paid sick leave. Being able to stay home when you are unwell is a public health issue. It’s about… Read more »
Read more...The Council of Trade Unions says the wage subsidy has done the job it was intended to do with the better than expected Labour Market statistics released today. CTU Economist, Andrea Black, comments “Unemployment is now 4% of the labour force, compared with Treasury’s projection for this period of 8.3%, which is where it was at the… Read more »
Read more... The Council of Trade Unions is pleased to support the launch of the Public Service Associations (PSA) election campaign – Let’s Do Even BETTER and the associated Aotearoa Wellbeing Commitment. CTU Secretary Melissa Ansell-Bridges was at the launch and commented that “This campaign lays down a real challenge to politicians from across the political spectrum… Read more »
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Creating a more equal society and addressing systemic sexism and discrimination in the workplace has always been the goal of the union movement. “The cause of the gender pay imbalance, which has resulted in a system where employers pay women less than men, needs a multi-faceted approach to fix. The passing last night of The… Read more »
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