Helen Kelly
Claims ACC releases full case files to employers
Claims ACC releases full case files to employers With Helen Kelly - President of the Council of Trade Unions, Karolin Potter - Christchurch community board member and Justice of the Peace, Ben… Audio
Minimum wage going up 50c an hour
The Government is raising the minimum wage by 50 cents to $14.25 an hour from April the first. Audio
Treasury upgrades its economic growth forecasts
The Government says it's on track to deliver a surplus in 2015 - and the growing economy will bring more jobs and higher wages. Audio
CTU wants to take a closer look at the deal
The Council of Trade Unions president, Helen Kelly, is with us in the studio. Audio
Pike River charges dropped, families say payment is blood money
A judge says Peter Whittall has not bought his way out of being prosecuted but some Pike River families say a payment announced today feels like blood money. Audio
Union boss Helen Kelly - does she take Labour Day off?
She wanted to be the country's first female prime minister, but while that didn't quite happen, she did become the first woman to lead the Combined Trade Unions. So what does the person who champions… Audio
Unions to play key role in leadership vote
The unions affiliated to the Labour Party will play a key role in deciding who takes over as leader if a contest is held. Audio
Meeting warns NZ sleep walking into surveillance society
Nearly 2,000 people filled the Auckland Town hall last night for a public meeting about the Government Communications Security Bill. Audio
Thousands turn out to oppose GSCB bill
There was not an empty seat in the Town Hall last night as nearly 2,000 people of all ages turned up to hear from lawyers, academics, policitians, and activists and to voice their concerns about the… Audio
EMA says NZ shouldn't air dirty laundry on international stage
The Employers and Manufacturers Association says it's unhelpful for unions to air the country's dirty laundry over workplace law on the global stage. Audio
Unions plan to complain to ILO over law changes on employment
The Council of Trade Unions says it will complain to the International Labour Organisation about the Government's proposed employment law changes. Audio
Toughen up Christchurch contracts to avoid asbestos - CTU
Unions say the Government must toughen up contracts in Christchurch so workers aren't exposed to asbestos. Audio
CTU says saftey guidelines should go further
The Council of Trade Unions says new guidelines ensuring saftey in the workplace are as important for company directors as the company's bottom line are an advance, but more work is needed. Audio
Helen Kelly on youth wages and health and safety
The Independent Taskforce on Workplace Health and Safety has delivered its report to the Government, identifying systemic weaknesses in the system protecting workers from injury and death. Audio
Government plans to give increased rights to employers
The Government plans to give increased rights to employers in a move it says will make employment relationships fairer. But the Council of Trade Unions has denounced the Employment Relations Amendment… Audio
The CTU calls for law change after Pike River verdict
The Council of Trade Unions says the guilty verdicts against Pike River Coal further backs up the call for a law change to allow company directors to be prosecuted if their organisations fail to keep… Audio
Emails confirm Warner Bros trickery over Hobbit
New Emails released on the Hobbit dispute show New Line Cinema had to, in the Hollywood studio's words, talk Sir Peter Jackson off the ledge before he'd agree to publish a press release announcing the… Audio
Emails confirm Warner Bros' trickery.
Emails from Warner Brothers confirm the Hollywood studio had reached agreement with Actors' Equity over the filming of the Hobbit movies in New Zealand in October 2010 but withheld announcing the… Audio
Minimum wage rise too small, says union
Unions, workers, and even some employers' representatives are all unimpressed by the increase in the minimum wage. Audio
Unions push for living wage to be raised
The Council of Trade Unions has thrown its weight behind the push for a living wage, saying it's the best way to address poverty in New Zealand. Audio