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Wage Gap with Australia
“It is ironic to see John Key ask Labour to please explain the wage gap with Australia when in fact it blew out in the 1990s under a National-led Government,” CTU Economist Peter Conway said today.

Billboards won’t lift wages - CTU
The National Party’s billboards would be more honest if they spelt out how they were going to lift wages, Council of Trade Unions president Helen Kelly said today. 

Union rallies driving home the message on work rights and wages
The Council of Trade Unions is joining the EPMU’s Work Rights Wage Drive in Christchurch today, as unions ramp up their election year activism.

Tax cuts locked in, but social services and wages still matter - CTU
“Workers are feeling the pinch with high food prices, rising petrol costs and high rents and mortgage payments, and tax cuts announced today, targeted at low and middle income earners, will clearly be welcome for many workers,” Council of Trade Unions vice president Richard Wagstaff said today.  

New years resolution: fix low wages to help stem migration to Australia
“New Zealand now has a structural problem of low wages, and the 30% wage gap with Australia will only be closed through more widespread industry wide collective bargaining, supported by ongoing improvements in productivity,” said CTU economist Peter Conway.

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