New Zealand Building Trades Union
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The New Zealand Building Trades Union (NZBTU) is a national trade union
in New Zealand
. It traces its roots back to a carpenters and joiners union in 1860.
The NZBTU has 1400 members and is a member of the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
.
Trade union
A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. It traces its roots back to a carpenters and joiners union in 1860.
The NZBTU has 1400 members and is a member of the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions is a national trade union center in New Zealand. The NZCTU represents 360,000 workers, and is the largest democratic organisation in New Zealand....
.