Unemployment is at 5.6%, according to new data from StatsNZ. 171,000 New Zealanders are unemployed, and the labour market is in crisis. We need a change of direction. #nzpol

Unemployment rate highest in more than a decade – labour market in crisis NZCTU

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...

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Join Big Hairy Network for the first of their town halls in Dunedin next week, where representatives from across Parliament will debate the future of New Zealand's health system. The CTU has negotiated with BHN for a union member discount—DM us your name and union for the discount code. #nzpol

Power, petrol, food, and rates have all gone up, while inflation surges above 4% in today's CPI numbers. Meanwhile, our wage growth is worse than anywhere else in the world. How are working people meant to keep up? #nzpol

The Employment Leave Bill is back from Select Committee. Here's a reminder of what it would mean for working people. #nzpol

Cause and effect #NZPol

The same OECD report said that collective bargaining should be put at the heart of labour market policies—but this Government has relentlessly attacked workers and their unions since coming to power. Are they more interested in wage growth or ideology? 🤔 #nzpol

Jordan Rivers@jordanriversnz.bsky.social · 3w ago

No matter what Luxon does he says that it will grow wages, hes been saying this since his campaign and so far none of it has grown wages. CEOs dont grow wages. CEOs grow profit for investors and stakeholders. Its all talk and slogans.

Under the Employment Leave Bill, single mums like Natasha will get less paid sick leave. If this is how it affects Natasha, how will it affect YOU? Please tell your MP that you oppose this Bill. And watch to see if your party votes in your interest.

Strong unions mean safer workplaces, higher wages, and better lives for working people. Automatic union membership would boost our productivity and create a fairer Aotearoa. The NZCTU welcomes the Green's policy. #nzpol

NZCTU welcomes Bill to make union membership the default for new workers NZCTU

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 ...

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ActionStation are hosting their Hui ē! Together for the Vote Launch this month. If you’re serious about protecting worker rights, Te Taiao, Te Tiriti, or any of the other many things under attack from this Government, come along to learn how we’re getting out the vote this election year. #nzpol

Hui ē! Together for The Vote - The Big Launch

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...

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R.I.P. Sam Neill, a lifelong union member since joining Equity in 1979. "Any decent society, any country with a modicum of civility should and must recognise the right of unions to collectively work in the interests of their members." #nzpol

#nzpol A new report shows that New Zealand wages are falling faster than anywhere else in the OECD. The Government should spend less time attacking working people, and more time looking for real solutions that lift New Zealanders' wages.

Attacks on unions are costing working people NZCTU

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.

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Cruel ACT - New Zealand gutting workplace health and safety #nzpol www.publicinterest.nz/fifteen-year...

Fifteen years after Pike River, New Zealand is dismantling the reforms it inspired

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...

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#nzpol Supermarket prices have soared over the last three years, and working people's wages aren't keeping up. New Zealanders desperately need policies that put more money in their pockets.

Sacha@sachadylan.bsky.social · 4w ago

Another 2 years wasted without any action to stop supermarket gouging.

#nzpol Make sure you know your rights at work. It's getting colder in New Zealand, and your employer has a responsibility to keep you safe as the temperature drops:

Working safely in cold temperatures NZCTU

Guidance for workers and union officials regarding low temperatures at work

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The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi will continue to stand in solidarity with workers in New Zealand who are transgender and gender diverse. Senseless attacks on already vulnerable New Zealanders do nothing to bring us forward as a country. #nzpol

New Zealand isn't poor. Our country isn't broken. But we need to start rethinking the way we spend if we want to leave behind a legacy to be proud of. #nzpol

A Bill that puts workers in harms' way should not be used as a bargaining chip to win votes. Winston Peters has the power to vote this Bill down now - but instead he's playing politics with working people's lives. #nzpol

NZ First offers 'tepid support' for bill it says will kill workers, at second reading

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.

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The National-led Government's Health and Safety Amendments will put workers lives at risk. Today at Parliament we handed over an open letter signed by over 12,000 New Zealanders calling on the Government to put a stop to the Health and Safety at Work Amendment Bill. #nzpol

🚨MAY/JUNE ECONOMIC BULLETIN: This month's Economic Bulletin examines the upcoming changes to Jobseeker Support for young people. We look at the proposed change in the context of the Government’s other welfare policy reforms, which have created a more punitive and miserly support system. #nzpol

Economic Bulletin May/June 2026 NZCTU

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...

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#nzpol Join us at Parliament at 1pm TOMORROW to fight back against this dangerous Bill. If you’re not in Pōneke, no worries - sign our open letter against the Bill below ⬇️

One of Brooke van Velden’s final acts as a politician will also be her most dangerous

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

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#nzpol The NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi will always back plans that put working people, strong public services, and communities first. The Green’s new tax plan is a step in that direction.

NZCTU welcomes Greens’ tax plan as a step toward fairness for working people NZCTU

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...

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#nzpol It’s a familiar pattern: 1. Government introduces a Bill attacking workers 2. Experts, workers, and their unions submit against that Bill 3. Government ignores advice and ploughs ahead anyway A 🧵

🚨MEDIA RELEASE: Government’s parental leave decision steals from new families. Once again this Government is choosing to pass on the costs of its failed economic policies onto working whānau. #nzpol

Government's parental leave decision steals from new families NZCTU

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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Senseless attacks on already vulnerable New Zealanders do nothing to bring us forward as a country. CTU President Sandra Grey spoke with Speak Up Kōrerotia about the (Definitions of Woman and Man) Amendment Bill, warning against the "lurch backwards" that this Bill represents. #nzpol

Speak Up Kōrerotia

Conversations on human rights in our country

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“All of these numbers are going to fall apart if we continue along this track” CICTAR’s Ed Miller speaking to the NZCTU about Budget 2026 #nzpol

Budget 2026 is "in Fantasy Land" | Ed Miller speaking to the Council of Trade Unions

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Join us to fight back against ACT's health and safety changes. Workers will get hurt if this Bill is allowed to pass. #nzpol

This convention is a huge milestone for platform workers around the world - so why were we one of the few countries along with the U.S. to vote against it? At home and on the global stage this Government is doing everything they can to attack workers. #nzpol

UN labour organisation sets first global standards for gig workers

It potentially gives ride-hailing and food delivery workers rights on pay, safety and social benefits.

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The next attack on workers is here: The Health and Safety at Work Amendment Bill. Read more and sign the open @nzctu.bsky.social letter: www.together.org.nz/not_one_more_health_and_safety Even ACC has warned that this Bill will lead to more harm... EVERY worker deserves to come home safe. #nzpol

#nzpol Sign our open letter calling on MPs to stop this dangerous Bill: www.together.org.nz/not_one_more...

#nzpol CTU President Sandra Grey spoke with Paul Barlow last week about our Budget response, and what the Budget really means for working New Zealanders:

Campiagn Korero: 10 June, 2026

YouTube video by Paul… The Other One

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