Latest Council of Trade Unions News

International Perspectives: AI disruption in Employment Relations and Dispute Settling
16 October 2026
Bread, milk, power, and petrol keep climbing under Luxon’s Government
Vote Together Resources
14 October 2026
Only One In Ten Getting Ahead Under Luxon’s Government
12 October 2026
Greens’ youth jobs guarantee is the action young workers need
National’s small business plan: 47 band-aids and an attack on workers’ rights
One Mortgage Doesn’t End Cost-of-living Crisis
Labour’s pay rise for care workers a welcome step towards pay equity
440,000 Kiwis locked out of decent work – and it didn’t have to happen
Greens’ pay equity commitment a win for care and support workers
Three Years Of Pain: State Of Labour Market, 2023-26
30 September 2026
“What are we giving up?” – cost of living pushing working people out of an ordinary life
Cost Of Living: What Are We Giving Up?
PREFU shows jobs pain and service cuts locked in under Luxon
NZCTU Welcomes Labour Pledge To Restore Pay Equity
“Don’t risk 6 years of Luxon” – NZCTU launches election campaign
What Have Workers Lost Under National-led Government?
24 September 2026
21 September 2026
18 September 2026
Labour backs long-standing union call to hold criminally negligent bosses liable
June GDP figures show there is a long way to go before working people benefit from growth again
16 September 2026
15 September 2026
$14.37 Hour: ACT’s Pay Cut For Young Workers
Back on track? Not for workers – unions hand next Government a better map
Briefing To Incoming Government 2026
ACT’s Attack On Te Tiriti Must Stop
Meri Te Tai Mangakāhia And Wider Meaning Of Suffrage
Workers Must Be At Centre Of All AI Policy
3 September 2026
2 September 2026
OCR increase will deepen the damage in an already very weak job market
Living Wage Rise Shows What’s Possible
Talk Pay Equity Vote Pay Equity
Fiscal Rules Of National And Labour
1 September 2026
Graduate nurse job guarantee a useful step on health workforce shortages
NZCTU welcomes the discussion opened up by the release of Te Pāti Māori’s tax plan
Gender pay gap widens – women work for free from 27 November
Child Poverty Is Made In Labour Market
Toxic timber chemical legacy shows why health and safety rights are human rights
Changes to citizen’s arrest law do not change employment rights
Flexible work for Indigenous employees means more than simply logging on from home