Unions and inequality
Research backs up the assumption that unions help to reduce income inequality, says CTU economist Bill Rosenberg. Rosenberg says unions help level the playing field between people who rely on wages and...
View ArticleHelen Kelly steps down from stronger union movement
Helen Kelly stepped down from her role of president of the Council of Trade Unions yesterday, saying working people are in a stronger place because of unions. “I leave this job (not the movement – only...
View ArticleGovernment working group plans equal pay
Working people are cautiously celebrating an announcement that the government will enter formal discussions into how to lift women’s pay to properly value their work. Employers and unions have agreed...
View ArticleEqual pay campaign progresses on two fronts
Following Christine Bartlett’s successful court case for equal pay for caregivers, unions are working to implement the ramifications of the court’s decision. In February, the Court of Appeal upheld an...
View ArticleLiving wage is $19.80
The Living Wage, the amount of money a family needs to live on, continued to increase ahead of the minimum wage this week. This week the government lifted the minimum wage by 50 cents to $15.25, seven...
View ArticleHow to spend $1 billion – Budget 2016
The government will deliver its 2016 Budget on 26 May. Council of Trade Union (CTU) economist Bill Rosenberg looks at what is likely to be in it, and what should be: The ‘Operating Allowance’ for new...
View Article90 Day trials – what does the research tell us?
The government is in denial over the failure of the 90-day trials, says CTU economist Bill Rosenberg. New research commissioned by Treasury found that 90 day trial periods for new employees do not...
View ArticleLabour’s dole-for-apprenticeships policy
The Labour Party announced a refreshed careers and apprenticeships policy this week, promising a ‘dole for apprenticeship’ scheme. Labour party leader Andrew Little says the scheme would pay employers...
View ArticleWorking together for community elections
Former CTU president Helen Kelly is coordinating working people to vote in their local body elections. Kelly says local community elections are not just about rubbish collection and rates, they are...
View ArticleUnion members win more pay rises
CTU economist Bill Rosenberg says union members get pay rises more often than non-union members do, and they get bigger pay rises. In his latest Economic Bulletin Rosenberg looks at the Victoria...
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