Kia ora koutou, greetings all E tū members
I hope your 2025 is off to a good start. We are already well into another big year for E tū, and we have ambitious plans to work together to improve our workplaces and strengthen our communities. Our ‘business as usual’ is all about empowering and assisting all E tū members, bargaining your collective agreements, campaigning for decent political change, educating and supporting workplace leaders, and so much more.
This year will present some unique opportunities and challenges, too. We will need to be adaptive and innovative – and firmly focussed on the mission. I know we’ll succeed together. With our strong union democracy, the wide range of experiences and perspectives in our membership, and our relentless collective commitment to growing worker power, we are in a great position to make the very most of the year.
– Rachel Mackintosh, E tū National Secretary
Membership fee update for 2025
It’s E tū policy that our membership fees increase each year on 1 April in line with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) from the previous year, ending in December.
This E tū fee policy was voted on by members when E tū was first established and remains our union’s policy. The annual CPI increase for the year to December 2024 was 2.2%, our fees will increase by the same percentage from 1 April 2025.
The CPI, which measures inflation (the general increase in prices of goods and services) for New Zealand households, reflects rises in prices we are all experiencing. The good news is that CPI is lower than it was last year, and economists expect it to keep trending downwards. That’s why the increase is smaller this year than it was in 2024.
The costs of operating E tū to support our members have increased by the same percentage and the increase in fees means we can meet those extra costs. But since E tū was formed, on average, we’ve negotiated wage increases that have been more than the average annual increases to the CPI.
How your fees will change
The biggest increase to fees will be by $0.21 per week.
The smallest increase to fees is $0.11 per week.
There are no increases to the Solidarity Membership fees.
| Number of hours you work per week | Current fee | New fee | Increase per week |
| 30 hours or more per week | $9.63 | $9.84 | $0.21 |
| Under 30 hours per week | $4.82 | $4.93 | $0.11 |
NB: This is not per hour but is the amount your fees increase for a whole week.
How does E tū use your membership fees?
The increase will help us, as a union, to meet our basic costs so that we can continue to support you – our members.
It also goes towards our work in advocacy, organising, and campaigning to keep transforming workplaces across the country.
Your fees enable all of us together to win big and win often!
Your fees enable all of us together to win big and win often!
This includes things like:
- negotiating regular collective pay increases
- protecting member’s jobs
- campaigning for the Living Wage for our lowest-paid workers
- representing members who face unfair treatment at work
- organising for meaningful change in the law.
E tū member benefits
Along with everything else that comes as part of your membership, E tū also offers a range of discounts specially for members.
Big brand names and services like PB Tech, Vodafone, Super Advice, Event Cinemas, Specsavers, Avis and Budget rentals are in there.
CLICK HERE to see more!
Solidarity Membership option
We also offer a special membership option for members to top up their membership fees, providing extra support for all our union activities. Many E tū members pay a little bit extra on top of their standard membership fee, which is a huge help as we build power in our workplaces and out in the community. Solidarity membership also gives you access to E tū Job Match, in case you need support to find new work. Visit https://jobmatch.etu.nz/ for more info!
E tū Solidarity Membership options start from only $2 per week.
CLICK HERE to learn more about E tū Solidarity.
Thank you again for being an E tū member.