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NZ's Largest Private Sector Union Launches - 10am 7th Oct.
Tuesday, 6 October 2015, 10:49 am | EPMU
7 October is an historic day for the union movement as the largest private sector union in New Zealand is launched. Formed from the merger of the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union and Service and Food Workers’ Union, the new union will ... More >>
NZ Steel workers agree on a way forward with their employer
Friday, 2 October 2015, 12:38 pm | EPMU
NZ Steel workers agree on a way forward with their employer Workers at NZ Steel have agreed to a deal with their employer which will allow the company to focus on becoming sustainable and resilient for the future – protecting jobs and the steel-making ... More >>
Christchurch rebuild projects should go to NZ companies
Thursday, 17 September 2015, 12:07 pm | EPMU
The union for workers in the Christchurch rebuild is concerned that large public construction contracts are going to foreign-owned companies instead of local businesses. More >>
NZ Post determined to close Christchurch call centre
Wednesday, 2 September 2015, 4:09 pm | EPMU
NZ Post determined to close Christchurch call centre New Zealand Post has shown a complete unwillingness to compromise or consider any factor other than money in the proposed closure of its Christchurch call centre, in a letter to the Engineering, ... More >>
Time to stop cutting and start building
Friday, 28 August 2015, 9:57 am | EPMU
After another year of returning good profits, New Zealand Post has plenty of room to take a breath and begin planning for the future, says the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union. More >>
Miners cautious about Solid Energy announcement
Thursday, 13 August 2015, 12:25 pm | EPMU
Workers at Solid Energy mines across the country are relieved that today’s announcement that the company is going into voluntary administration didn’t include closures or immediate redundancies. More >>
Serious safety concerns in Art Gallery refurbishment
Wednesday, 12 August 2015, 4:13 pm | EPMU
Workplace inspectors from EPMU Construction have twice been denied access to the Christchurch Art Gallery site as they attempt to raise serious health and safety concerns with the company in charge of the refurbishment, Fulton Hogan. More >>
NZ Post job cuts another symptom of short-term thinking
Thursday, 6 August 2015, 3:09 pm | EPMU
NZ Post job cuts in Christchurch another symptom of short-term thinking Workers at New Zealand Post’s call centre in Christchurch have been told today that their jobs are being moved to Auckland, as the company seeks to cut costs and deliver a ... More >>
Government isn’t walking the walk on health and safety
Friday, 24 July 2015, 1:44 pm | EPMU
Government isn’t walking the walk on health and safety All workers have the right to be safe at work and come home at the end of the day, no matter what size of employer they work for, says the EPMU. “Workplace accidents don’t discriminate on whether ... More >>
Carter Holt Harvey penalised for unlawful drug test
Thursday, 23 July 2015, 3:43 pm | EPMU
Carter Holt Harvey have been ordered to pay $10,000 to the EPMU after unlawfully using the pretext of a random drug and alcohol test to deny site access to a local union organiser. EPMU organiser Corey Wallace was banned from the Carter Holt Harvey ... More >>
Workers walk off the job at 2Cheap Cars in East Tamaki
Friday, 17 July 2015, 9:50 am | EPMU
Workers have walked off the job at 2Cheap Cars in East Tamaki over concerns about unsafe working conditions and racist abuse from their employer More >>
EPMU National Conference endorses merger with SFWU
Thursday, 2 July 2015, 12:25 pm | EPMU
Delegates of the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union have today voted in favour of a proposal to merge with the Service and Food Workers Union. The merger will now be subject to a vote of all EPMU members through a postal ballot. “This ... More >>
Corporate manslaughter law good, but get workers home alive
Wednesday, 24 June 2015, 9:38 am | EPMU
Corporate manslaughter law is vital to ensure justice is done when workers are killed on the job, but it’s far more important that workers can stay safe, healthy and alive, says the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union. “We absolutely support ... More >>
Brian Roche’s comments unhelpful
Thursday, 11 June 2015, 11:11 am | EPMU
Comments made by Brian Roche, the CEO of New Zealand Post, on the Paul Henry Show today are inaccurate, misleading, and unhelpful to workers who are going through the stress of a massive restructure. “Brian Roche had a good joke with Paul Henry ... More >>
EPMU Construction gets unsafe asbestos work shut down
Tuesday, 9 June 2015, 12:51 pm | EPMU
Construction workers and the public are still at risk of asbestos exposure in Christchurch, with EPMU Construction today alerting WorkSafe to an incident of asbestos-containing pipe being worked on in the central city in a high-traffic pedestrian area. Hemi ... More >>
Massive changes proposed at Fairfax
Thursday, 28 May 2015, 4:49 pm | EPMU
Massive changes proposed at Fairfax Reporters and editorial staff at Fairfax Media have been informed today of a massive suite of changes to the media company, including the disestablishment of some roles. “The changes proposed by Fairfax represent ... More >>
Jim Butterworth
Thursday, 28 May 2015, 10:30 am | EPMU
Jim Butterworth was the elder statesman of our great union. He served to protect and advance the interests of New Zealand working people over many years of union organising and leadership. Jim led the northern region of the Engineers’ Union ... More >>
Scott Technology lays off Christchurch workers
Tuesday, 26 May 2015, 2:09 pm | EPMU
Thirteen workers at Scott Technology, which manufactures, services and installs equipment for the appliance industry, were informed last week that they have been made redundant. This announcement, which came as a shock to the workers, comes after ... More >>
Protecting workers’ lives is not “onerous”
Tuesday, 26 May 2015, 10:34 am | EPMU
26 May 2015 Media Release Protecting workers’ lives is not “onerous” The government must not water down changes to health and safety legislation which are vital for New Zealand workers, says the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union. “The ... More >>
EPMU Construction welcomes changes to work visa processes
Tuesday, 12 May 2015, 3:38 pm | EPMU
The union for workers in the Christchurch rebuild generally approves of changes announced today to work visas for skilled migrants, extending them from one year to three. “This gives migrant workers who are coming to a new country and participating ... More >>
