Source: New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi leadership will today finally meet with Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety Brooke van Velden after trying to secure a meeting for more than a year.
The meeting is set to take place at 10.15am in the Minister’s offices. It will only be the second meeting between the Minister and the peak body of the union movement.
Previous governments met regularly with the CTU regardless of their political affiliation. This is the first time that a Minister of Workplace Relations has refused to hold regular meetings with the CTU.
“After waiting more than 12 months, we’re looking forward to finally meeting with the Minister to demand answers on pay equity and the policies she’s advancing to undermine workers’ rights,” said NZCTU President Richard Wagstaff.
“This Minister has overseen an unprecedented assault on working people in Aotearoa, the latest example being her move to gut the Equal Pay Act. We will demand that she reverse these changes and deliver pay equity for working women,” said Wagstaff.