Highest unemployment rate in a decade sparks Green Party warning
The Greens say unemployment at 5.4% is a tragedy for families, warning the National–ACT–NZ First Government is failing workers and communities.

The Greens say unemployment at 5.4% is a tragedy for families, warning the National–ACT–NZ First Government is failing workers and communities.

Stats NZ data shows unemployment at a 10-year high. NZCTU says workers, young people and Māori are bearing the cost of Government economic mismanagement.

NZCTU and 49 unions, lawyers, and experts urge MPs to vote down the Employment Relations Amendment Bill, warning it strips workers of basic rights and protections.

First Union and the NZCTU are calling Aucklanders to protest ACT’s Employment Relations Amendment Bill, which threatens workers’ rights, job security, and fair pay.

PSA supports the CTU’s New Deal for Workers, calling for Fair Pay Agreements, automatic union membership and stronger labour protections.
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