The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi welcomes the Green Party's commitment to restore pay equity and fund a settlement for around 65,000 care and support workers.

“People should be able to work hard, pay their bills, and still have enough left to live a decent and stress-free life.” Between 6 and 31 August 2026, NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi surveyed our Together data...

Treasury’s Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Update (PREFU) forecasts show ongoing pain for working people and declining public services if the fiscal approach doesn’t change. The election provides an ...

In a major victory for working people and the Pike River Families who have long campaigned for this, Labour have committed to passing a corporate homicide law should it win government in November's el...

The Council of Trade Unions (CTU) says political parties should reject ACT's plan to cut the minimum wage for workers under 20 and freeze the adult minimum wage for three years.

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The Reserve Bank’s decision to lift the Official Cash Rate to 2.75 percent will make life harder for the 171,000 New Zealanders already out of work, says the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kau...

The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi welcomes a new report from the Human Rights Commission detailing the intergenerational impact of PCP use in the timber industry, including on t...

Trade unions exist to improve the lives of working people. Through organising, campaigning and lobbying, we have won better wages, safer workplaces, better leave provisions and stronger public service...

we look back at how real wages have performed from mid-2021 to the most recent data released for mid-2026, a period of five years. This data shows that the average worker’s income has either stagnated...

From a longer-term perspective this chart suggests: (1) The pre-GFC period (2004-2008) indicated relative ‘stability’ in the total numbers around the 200,000 to 220,00 range. (2) The post-GFC period...

Today’s unemployment rate of 5.6 percent is the highest rate in more than a decade and shows a labour market clearly in crisis says Sandra Grey, President of the NZ Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Ka...

The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi (NZCTU) is welcoming the Green Party’s Employment Relations (Automatic Union Membership) Amendment Bill, announced this morning at E Tū’s 2026 ...

Together for The Vote is for anyone wanting to lift enrolment and get out the vote this election. If you’re serious about Te Tiriti, economic and climate justice, you know the need for real change is...

A new report from the OECD shows that working people are being left behind by this Government, says New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi Secretary Melissa Ansell-Bridges.

The Pike River disaster was meant to transform workplace safety in New Zealand. Fifteen years on, journalist Rebecca Macfie says that consensus is unravelling – and the country is forgetting the lesso...

Guidance for workers and union officials regarding low temperatures at work

Debate on the second reading of the Health and Safety at Work Amendment Bill began last night, as NZ First said it was continuing to seek “constructive dialogue” with minister.

In our regular updates, we examine the latest price, economic, and government accounts data. We’ve also added a set of quick reference graphs to the Labour Market Dashboard, at the front of the Bullet...

The Health and Safety at Work Amendment Bill has been opposed by ACC, business owners and economists, yet persists.

The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi (NZCTU) has welcomed the Green Party's taxation policy, which would increase taxation on capital and wealth while reducing the burden on earned...

New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi (CTU) President Sandra Grey says the Government has chosen to once again pass on the costs of its failed economic policies onto working families.

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