The President of the Council of Trade Unions is reminding employers that haven’t already started collaborating with staff and unions that they must act now.
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COVID-19: Work patterns must change
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Unions commend government speed in keeping Air NZ afloat
The Council of Trade Unions has been impressed with how quickly and decisively the Government has acted to ensure Air New Zealand can stay in operation. “This quick action provides Air New Zealand staff with some certainty in these times of unprecedented uncertainty,” CTU President Richard Wagstaff said.
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Governments COVID 19 economic package welcomed
The Council of Trade Unions is welcoming today’s significant package as a first stage to support New Zealand working people and our economy as a result of COVID-19. “This package provides an immediate boost to get through these challenging times,” CTU President Richard Wagstaff said.
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COVID-19 (Corona Virus): Ensuring the needs of working Kiwis are met
The Council of Trade Unions is monitoring the emerging situation with COVID-19 and the impact on working people. “We are working closely with working people, their unions, the Government, Ministry officials and business groups to try and ensure that the COVID-19 virus is contained and that people are supported appropriately,” CTU Policy Director and Economist… Read more »
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Increase wages to address child poverty
The Council of Trade Unions is pleased that the Government is continuing to shine light on the issue of poverty in New Zealand and specifically child poverty with new statistics out today. CTU policy director and economist Andrea Black was at the Stats NZ briefing today. “What these facts show is that New Zealand continues to be… Read more »
Read more... Government stats show improvement on gender pay imbalance
Positive news for working people today with the release of the employment and income statistics which show that more Kiwis are in work and notably more women are too. The Council of Trade Unions Policy Director and Economist Andrea Black is pleased to see that wages are increasing, “The Labour Market Income Statistics show that… Read more »
Read more... CTU welcomes significant investment in infrastructure
The Council of Trade Unions is welcoming today’s announcement of the very significant $12 billion infrastructure investment in the future of New Zealand. CTU President Richard Wagstaff comments, “This prioritisation is long overdue. It represents longer term thinking and an investment in our future transport, education and health. Long term thinking of this kind has… Read more »
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Incomes better but still a long way to go – CTU 2020 work survey results
The Council of Trade Unions Together 2020 work survey results released today show more people are reporting that their income kept up with their cost of living in 2019 than previously, but there are still significant improvements needed. The survey was completed by nearly 900 union and non-union working people and was conducted between the… Read more »
Read more... Protections for all contractors needed
The Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment (MBIE) have released a discussion document entitled ‘ Better protections for contractors’. “Working people are pleased that the Government is taking active steps to address how independent contractors are protected,” said CTU Secretary Melissa Ansell-Bridges.
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Economy serving working Kiwis better
Official figures from StatsNZ released today show that our economy is working better for New Zealanders with further strong growth of 0.7 percent in the last quarter “this is more good news for working people,” said CTU President Richard Wagstaff “It’s good news because we now have politicians committed to sharing this growth, rather than… Read more »
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