Press Release – New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Following on from two large-scale redundancies announced in the past two weeks, new analysis out today from the Reserve Bank shows increased migration is contributing to the reason so many people are out of work.
Government jobs strategy needed Read More »
Press Release – New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Some voices will be heard on TPPA others not In February CTU Secretary Sam Huggard wrote to the Parliamentary Committee about the very brief timeline to hear from the public about the TPPA. Yesterday we heard back from the committee that it refused …
Some voices will be heard on TPPA… others not Read More »
Press Release – New Zealand Council of Trade Unions The CTU is calling on the Government to genuinely listen to New Zealanders about the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA).
“Undemocratic” timeframe for public opinion on TPPA Read More »
Press Release – New Zealand Council of Trade Unions John Keys glib comment about protesters at Auckland’s Big Gay Out that with all due respect, the TPP (Trans Pacific Partnership) is not a gay and lesbian issue has upset LGBTIQ* union members.
LGBTIQ* people interested in more than just rainbow issues Read More »
Speech – New Zealand Council of Trade Unions It great to see you all here at our conference and its great we all have this chance to again together reflect on the last couple of years and see what we learned and achieved but most importantly to look forward, set priorities and use the things
Helen Kelly speech – CTU conference 14 October 2015 Read More »
Press Release – New Zealand Council of Trade Unions It is critical that the Waitangi Tribunal agrees to an urgent hearing into allegations the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) breaches the Treaty of Waitangi, says Council of Trade Unions Vice-President Mori Syd Keepa.
Urgent TPPA hearing critical to honouring Treaty Read More »
Press Release – New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Workers are concerned about what is being negotiated in the Trade In Services Agreement (TISA) as revealed in the largest ever leak from such negotiations by Wikileaks .
More secret trade talks focus on what’s good for business Read More »
Press Release – New Zealand Council of Trade Unions The CTU and fifteen other organisations have finally, four years on, had the opportunity to present orally to the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee select committee regarding serious concerns workers, health professionals, development groups, digital …
Four year delay for committee to hear TPPA concerns Read More »
Press Release – New Zealand Council of Trade Unions The Government is about to sign a Government Procurement Agreement in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) that could stop future central and local governments giving an advantage to local suppliers to help economic development.
Will Govt purchasing deals prevent support for Living Wage? Read More »
Press Release – New Zealand Council of Trade Unions The CTU strongly supports taking initiatives to bring down the exchange rate, says CTU economist Bill Rosenberg reacting to the proposal from the Green Party this morning.
New ideas to manage the exchange rate welcomed Read More »
