New Zealand Council of Trade Unions

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NZCTU
New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Founded1987
HeadquartersEducation House, Wellington, New Zealand
Location
Members
360,000
Key people
Richard Wagstaff, President
Melissa Ansell-Bridges, Secretary
AffiliationsITUC, TUAC
Websitewww.union.org.nz

The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions (NZCTU or CTU; Māori: Te Kauae Kaimahi) is a national trade union centre in New Zealand. The NZCTU represents 360,000 workers, and is the largest democratic organisation in New Zealand.

History

It was formed in 1987 by the merger of the New Zealand Federation of Labour (NZFL or FOL) and the Combined State Unions (CSU).

The NZCTU is closely associated with the Labour Party. While there is no formal link between the two, some unions are formally affiliated to the Labour Party, and the President of the NZCTU speaks at the party's annual conference.

The NZCTU is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation.

See also: New Zealand Federation of Labour (1909)

Presidents

Richard Wagstaff, NZCTU president 2015-
Richard Wagstaff, NZCTU president 2015-

New Zealand Federation of Labour

Secretaries

Melissa Ansell-Bridges, NZCTU Secretary 2019-
Melissa Ansell-Bridges, NZCTU Secretary 2019-
  • 2019–Present: Melissa Ansell-Bridges, former Equity Director
  • 2015–2019: Sam Huggard, former NDU and FIRST Union campaigns officer
  • 2008–2015: Peter Conway, former NZCTU economist
  • 1999–2007: Paul Goulter, former general secretary of the financial sector union Finsec
  • 1987–1999: Angela Foulkes, ONZM

Affiliated unions

Name [1] Membership (1 March 2021) [2]
Aotearoa Legal Workers' Union (ALWU) 1,026
Association of Salaried Medical Specialists (ASMS) 5,141
Aviation and Marine Engineers Association Inc.(AMEA) 2,425
Dairy Workers Union (NZDWU) 8,211
Directors & Editors Guild of NZ 213
Equity New Zealand (formerly the Media Entertainment & Arts Alliance) 1,032
E tū 48,624
FIRST Union 30,554
Furniture, Manufacturing & Associated Workers Union 571
Independent Schools Education Association (ISEA) 849
Maritime Union of N.Z (MUNZ) 2,630
Midwifery Representation & Advisory Services (MERAS) 1,576
National Union of Public Employees 1,219
NZEI Te Riu Roa: NZ Educational Institute (NZEI) 50,259
NZ Meat Workers & Related Trades Union (NZMWU) 12,312
NZ Merchant Service Guild Industrial Union of Workers Inc (NZMSG) Not provided
NZ Nurses Organisation (NZNO) 50,658
NZ Post Primary Teachers Association Te Wehengarua (PPTA) 19,300
NZ Professional Firefighters Union (NZPFU) 1,963
NZ Professional Footballers Association 181
NZ Tramways & Public Transport Employees Union Not provided (Wellington Branch 400)
NZ Writers Guild (NZWG) 369
Postal Workers Union of Aotearoa 770
Public Service Association 75,419
Rail & Maritime Transport Union (RMTU) 5,004
Specialty Trainees of NZ (STONZ) 1,758
Taxpro 663
Tertiary Education Union – Te Hautu Kahurangi o Aotearoa (NZTEU) 9,921
Tertiary Institutes Allied Staff Association (TIASA) 1,336
Tuia Union 297
Unite 5,316

Formerly Affiliated unions

Name [3] Details
Alloy Yachts Employees Federation Dissolved in 2016, following Alloy Yachts ceasing operations in April 2016.[4]
Amalgamated Workers Union (Central) Disaffiliated.
Amalgamated Workers Union (Northern) Disaffiliated.
Association of Staff in Tertiary Education Amalgamated in 2009 with the Association of University Staff of New Zealand.[5]
Association of University Staff Amalgamated in 2009 with the Association of Staff in Tertiary Education.[6]
Bakers & Pastrycooks Union Merged into First Union in 2018.[7]
Bridgestone Rubber Workers Union, Previously known as the Firestone Employees Society. Dissolved in 2010 following the late 2009 closure of the Christchurch Bridgestone-Firestone factory.[8]
Cape Foulwind Drivers, Operators and General Workers Union Dissolved following the June 2016 closure of the Cape Foulwind cement works.[9]
Clothing, Laundry and Allied Workers Union of Aotearoa Merged into the National Distribution Union in 2007.
Corrections Association of New Zealand Disaffiliated.
Customs Officers' Association of New Zealand Disaffiliated mid 2016.
Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union (EPMU) Amalgamated with Service & Food Workers Union Nga Ringa Tota Inc. (SFWU) in October 2015 to form E tū.
Flight Attendants & Related Services Association (FARSA) Merged with E Tū in 2016.
Finance and Information Workers Union (finsec) Amalgamated with National Distribution Union (NDU) in 2011 to form FIRST Union).
National Distribution Union (NDU) Amalgamated with Finsec in 2011 to form FIRST Union).
NZ Building Trades Union (NZBTU) Amalgamated into EPMU in 2011, deregistered in 2013, deregistration revoked in 2014, deregistered again in 2018.
Northern Chemical Workers Union Voted in October 1992 to disaffiliate from the CTU citing a failure of the CTU to lead resistance against government policies.[10]
Service & Food Workers Union Nga Ringa Tota Inc. (SFWU) Amalgamated with EPMU in October 2015 to form E Tū.[11]
Southern Local Government Officers Union (SLGOU) Merged into the PSA on the 1st of April 2015.[12]

References

  • ICTUR; et al., eds. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.
  1. ^ "CTU AFFILIATES". NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi. New Zealand Council of Trade Unions. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  2. ^ Union Membership Return Report 2021 (Report). The Ministry of Business Innovation & Employment (MBIE). 2021.
  3. ^ New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Directory 2008 (Report). New Zealand Council of Trade Unions. 2008.
  4. ^ "History". Allot Support. Alloy Support. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Our History". Tertiary Education Union. Tertiary Education Union. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Staff veto tertiary super union". Stuff.co.nz. 6 October 2007. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  7. ^ First Union Incorporated Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 March 2019 (Report). First Union Incorporated. 20 November 2019.
  8. ^ Wood, Alan; Todd, Rebecca; Williams, David (24 October 2009). "Christchurch factory to close, 275 to lose jobs". Stuff NZ. The Press. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  9. ^ Scanlon, Lee (29 June 2016). "End of an era: Cement works in Westport closes after 58 years". NZ Herald. New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  10. ^ Roth, Herbert (29 April 1992). "Chronical". New Zealand Journal of Industrial Relations. 17 (3): 387–393. doi:10.26686/nzjir.v17i3.3337.
  11. ^ "History". E Tū. E Tū Union. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  12. ^ Union Membership Return Report 2015 (Report). The Ministry of Business Innovation & Employment (MBIE). 2015.

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