If you’re in Wellington, this is happening at Vic today. Head on up and check it out!

"This has not come about by osmosis. TEU has campaigned hard, rallying local MPs, local media, local government, the wider community and our members. This is not the end goal however. It will only be a temporary reprieve if we don’t continue the pressure." teu.ac.nz/news/northtec-…

With CTU on this …

📢 Ready to be the voice and force of the profession from around the 🌎! 📍 Education International is at the UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 World Summit on Teachers in Chile demanding that governments seize the moment to reverse the urgent teacher shortage. ☀️ Starting out the day at the @ILO

Workers rallied to mark the formal filing of our legal action against the government for stealing $12.8 billion from low paid women workers. #payequity #UnionStrong Tertiary Education Union

On Sat 20 Sept, TEU will join a range of actions across Aotearoa in protest of the government’s rollback of pay equity. Everyone who supports women has a role to play. Please join an event near you. together.org.nz/women_s_day_of…

This morning’s announced tweaks to university strategy and oversight are useful but do little to address the real problem. Universities cannot deliver on the smell of an oily rag. It’s time to stop tinkering and get serious. teu.ac.nz/news/stop-tink…

Minimum Wage increased 1.5% this year. Data from Stats NZ shows - Food prices up 5% - Fruit & Veg up 8.9% - Meat up 9.4% - Bread up 9.5% (white sliced up 41.7%) - Cheese up 14.3% - Milk up 15% - Electricity up 11.4% Laser focussed on the cost of living stats.govt.nz/information-re…

Locked Out has had a look at the recent GDP numbers. Guess what? They’re not great, and there is no plan to make it work. Have a watch now: youtu.be/RQgR2S6aaTI?si…

In a historic first, iwi leaders and unions have united to call for mass mobilisations against the Government on the 28th of October. Rā Whakamana will affirm tino rangatiratanga and workers' rights and mark He Whakaputanga and the first Labour Day in Aotearoa.

“[CTU Secretary Mellissa] Ansell-Bridges said this was "more than a protest — it is a celebration of the women who nurture, lead, and resist". "It honours the suffrage legacy and amplifies our collective power to shape the future." 1news.co.nz/2025/09/20/pro…

Standing for what’s right - pay equity for working women before tax cuts for landlords! #WomensDayOfAction #PayEquity Tertiary Education Union #unionstrong

#BHN What's all the talk around the electricity sector at the moment about? Craig Renney explains it to us as we talk about the cost of, what should be, a public service #nzpol #nzpolitics

"I don't understand why a minister would go out to try and divide New Zealanders. We love our teachers, we love our nurses, we love our health workers, and we know they're struggling to keep up with their work." 1news.co.nz/2025/10/19/meg…

I never thought that I would see the day when the Public Service Commission was used as an attack arm of the government. National Party polling must be telling them how popular the strikes are, and how unpopular they are. They are afraid. rnz.co.nz/news/political…

On Morning Report today Ingrid said "Should we say green shoots?" in response to a tiny lift in MBIE job ads. Anything that shows a better labour market should be welcomed - but is that really what's going on? The honest answer is not really - job ads are down 30% in 2 years. A🧵

With 400,000 people wanting more work and not being able to get it - small shifts in job ads won't cut it. There are 36,309 more people on Jobseeker over the past two years (217,818 in Sep 2025), and the only plan is to take it away from 18/19 year olds.

Unemployment reached a 9 year of 5.3%. The labour market took another turn for the worse - unemployment growing, underemployment growing, fewer hours being worked, and wages are not keeping up with inflation. This data is another sign the economy is not working. A thread

This government promised to get the economy back on track, & tackle the cost of living. On both measures its failing. Working New Zealanders & their families are hurting – and the promised recovery keeps being pushed back. New Zealand needs a plan – not promises of green shoots

160,000 workers, their families and communities be suffering because of the economic direction set by ⁦NZ National Party⁩ - shameful! Unemployment rate rises to 5.3% | Stuff stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360876…