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NZers should have holiday to commemorate Sir Ed
Monday, 14 January 2008, 2:08 pm | EPMU
The passing of Sir Edmund Hillary is a landmark event that all New Zealanders should be able to commemorate together says the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union. More >>
Atlas workers strike over leave
Friday, 30 November 2007, 10:49 am | EPMU
Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union members at Atlas Specialty Engineering walked off the job indefinitely this morning after the company refused to retain their service leave. More >>
Scott Automation workers strike
Friday, 30 November 2007, 10:05 am | EPMU
Ninety-five Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union members at Scott Automation have walked off the job this afternoon in protest against the company’s refusal to offer them a decent increase in their pay and conditions. More >>
Sitel redundancies show perils of Private Equity
Tuesday, 27 November 2007, 4:27 pm | EPMU
One hundred and ten workers at call centre company Sitel’s Palmerston North site have been told today that they’re out of a job because their Yellow Pages work has been contracted to Teletech and will be outsourced to the Philippines. More >>
Attacks on work rights lose elections - EPMU
Sunday, 25 November 2007, 6:24 pm | EPMU
John Howard and his government have learnt a hard lesson about work rights and losing elections says the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union. More >>
Rank Group Shames New Zealand
Wednesday, 21 November 2007, 10:20 am | EPMU
The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union is backing international calls for Graeme Hart’s Rank Group to end the harassment of Thai trade unionist Thanetn Jhanluechai*, a plant operator employed by Rank-owned company SIG in Rayong province. More >>
Atlas workers down tools
Wednesday, 21 November 2007, 10:14 am | EPMU
Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union members working at Atlas Specialty Engineering in Auckland downed tools this afternoon following the company’s repeated refusal to make them a decent offer. More >>
Monetary policy distorts economy
Wednesday, 7 November 2007, 1:53 pm | EPMU
The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union has told the Select Committee inquiry into monetary policy that relying purely on the OCR to manage inflation is distorting the economy and sabotaging our manufacturing base. More >>
Wage slavery message taken to Austrlasian schools
Wednesday, 31 October 2007, 10:52 am | EPMU
‘Kia Kaha’ is the message the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union is sending to high school youth enterprise company the Urban Warriors in the lead up to tonight’s Youth Enterprise Awards. More >>
EPMU backs Don Pryde for Dunedin South
Tuesday, 30 October 2007, 12:33 am | EPMU
Don Pryde, the national president of the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union, has confirmed he will be standing for selection for the Labour Party candidacy in Dunedin South next election. More >>
EPMU To Make Case For Air NZ Inquiry
Wednesday, 25 July 2007, 3:37 pm | EPMU
The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union will make its case for a parliamentary inquiry into Air New Zealand's abuse of employment law at a Select Committee hearing tomorrow (26 July 2007). More >>
Coal miners’ lockout ends
Sunday, 22 July 2007, 1:41 pm | EPMU
A lockout of more than 200 coal miners at Solid Energy’s Rotowaro mine by contractor HWE Mining has ended after union members unanimously accepted a revised offer from the company this morning. More >>
HWE Mining lockout starts wave of strikes
Thursday, 19 July 2007, 12:38 am | EPMU
A decision by Solid Energy contractor HWE Mining to lockout more than 200 coal miners at the Rotowaro mine has sparked a wave of strikes at Solid Energy mines nationwide. More >>
Exchange rate savaging exporters
Wednesday, 18 July 2007, 2:03 pm | EPMU
Profit margins have been eliminated. Many are merely hanging on in the hope the overvalued dollar will retreat before they have to give up hard won positions in offshore markets. More >>
Employer militancy to blame for work stoppages
Wednesday, 18 July 2007, 12:28 am | EPMU
Militant employers must shoulder the blame for work stoppages, says the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union. More >>
Misuse Of Immigration Rules Must Stop Say -- EPMU
Thursday, 12 July 2007, 2:13 pm | EPMU
Workers in the electrical and telecommunications industry are calling for the government to crack down on the widespread misuse of migrant labour to exploit local and immigrant lines-workers. More >>
Gale Pacific likely to close NZ operations
Saturday, 30 June 2007, 1:40 pm | EPMU
Textile manufacturer Gale Pacific announced this evening that it is considering moving its New Zealand manufacturing operations to China at the loss of around a hundred jobs in Christchurch. More >>
Coal Miners' Strike Escalates -- EPMU
Friday, 29 June 2007, 6:16 pm | EPMU
The nationwide coal miners' strike escalated this afternoon, with miners at Solid Energy's Spring Creek and Terrace mines voting to walk off the job immediately and refuse to return to work over the weekend and on Monday. More >>
Air Nelson Still Using Illegal Labour - EPMU
Wednesday, 27 June 2007, 1:37 pm | EPMU
The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union has applied to the Employment Relations Authority asking for an injunction against Air Nelson over its continued use of illegal strikebreaking labour. More >>
EPMU Wins Strikebreaking Appeal Against Air Nelson
Saturday, 16 June 2007, 4:19 pm | EPMU
The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union's request for an injunction against Air Nelson's use of strikebreaking labour has been upheld by the Employment Court on appeal today. More >>
