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40 more jobs lost to cheap imports
Thursday, 16 October 2014, 3:24 pm | EPMU
40 more jobs lost to cheap imports Another New Zealand manufacturer is closing its doors, giving the lie to the idea that we have a “rock star” economy or any strategy for jobs growth. Wellpack is a paper bag manufacturer based in Upper Hutt, Wellington. ... More >>
Pink Batts manufacturer to cut Christchurch jobs
Thursday, 16 October 2014, 3:23 pm | EPMU
Pink Batts manufacturer to cut Christchurch jobs 29 roles are to be cut at the Christchurch manufacturing facility of Tasman Insulation, the company which manufacturers the iconic Pink Batts brand of products. The company is proposing to consolidate its ... More >>
Global day of action against Rio Tinto
Tuesday, 7 October 2014, 2:46 pm | EPMU
Union members at the aluminium smelter at Tiwai Point have held a stopwork meeting today as part of a global day of action against smelter owners Rio Tinto. “Across the world, Rio Tinto are infamous for undermining good work conditions and robbing ... More >>
Statement From Pike River Families
Friday, 3 October 2014, 1:08 pm | EPMU
The Families of the Pike River 29 understand the tragedy of death underground, and would not countenance an unacceptable risk to anyone re-entering the Pike River Drift. More >>
17 jobs lost as Bridon/Cookes reaches the end of its rope
Thursday, 2 October 2014, 2:06 pm | EPMU
Seventeen workers at the iconic Bridon/Cookes wire rope company in Auckland are to be made redundant as the company ceases production in New Zealand. The company has blamed the high New Zealand dollar for making it uncompetitive to keep the work ... More >>
Solid Energy must prioritise Pike River re-entry
Wednesday, 24 September 2014, 3:25 pm | EPMU
The Pike River re-entry appears to be have been mishandled by Solid Energy and the Minister for State Owned Enterprises should intervene, says the union representing New Zealand coal miners. “All indications are that Pike River has been safe to ... More >>
National tries to dodge the discussion on workers’ rights
Monday, 15 September 2014, 11:53 am | EPMU
New Zealanders deserve a proper conversation about National’s plans to keep undermining the real value of their wages and conditions at work. “Today National has released a ‘workplace policy’ which will further widen the imbalance of power between ... More >>
Labour’s policy promises a return to fairness at work
Wednesday, 30 July 2014, 12:51 pm | EPMU
Workers across New Zealand will benefit from the Labour Party’s work and wages policy, says the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union. “Labour’s policy is a comprehensive package which will lift wages, lower unemployment, and build a ... More >>
Job losses show the dangers of relying on dairy exports
Wednesday, 23 July 2014, 12:17 pm | EPMU
Today’s announcement from Fonterra that up to 110 jobs will be cut at its Canpac facility in the Waikato shows the dangers of relying on dairy exports to China to sustain our economy, says the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union. The ... More >>
90 jobs lost in the Waikato as NZ Post closes mail centre
Friday, 11 July 2014, 10:43 am | EPMU
New Zealand Post has confirmed that 90 jobs will be lost when it closes its Waikato mail processing centre. The confirmation comes after NZ Post announced in June last year that it would be closing its Waikato, Wellington and Dunedin mail centres, at ... More >>
EPMU national conference endorses political donations
Monday, 30 June 2014, 9:56 am | EPMU
The EPMU national conference has endorsed donations to the Labour Party and Green Party for their election campaigns. “Our elected conference delegates feel very strongly that a Labour-Green coalition government is the best hope for restoring ... More >>
EPMU condemns imprisonment of Al Jazeera journalists
Tuesday, 24 June 2014, 3:50 pm | EPMU
EPMU condemns imprisonment of Al Jazeera journalists The Print and Media industry council of the EPMU condemns the prosecution and imprisonment of Al Jazeera journalists in Egypt. “This is a serious threat to the freedom of the press,” says Joe Gallagher, ... More >>
Sitel jobs coming to New Zealand isn’t all good news
Wednesday, 4 June 2014, 11:37 am | EPMU
There’s not much cause to celebrate in the news that 139 jobs at Sitel in Australia will be moving to New Zealand, says the union for telecommunications workers, the EPMU. More >>
Tiwai workers win fair lieu day pay
Sunday, 18 May 2014, 1:48 pm | EPMU
Tiwai workers win fair lieu day pay Workers at New Zealand Aluminium Smelters are celebrating today as a court has confirmed their employer should pay them fairly for work done on public holidays. Despite working twelve-hour shifts, their lieu ... More >>
Prime Minister should get his facts straight
Tuesday, 13 May 2014, 4:07 pm | EPMU
John Key’s attack on workers’ unions is a desperate ploy to distract attention from serious questions about his own party. “We’re a democratic organisation representing thousands of hardworking Kiwis, and we have nothing to hide,” says ... More >>
Steel and Tube workers get a fair deal
Friday, 9 May 2014, 10:48 am | EPMU
Workers at Steel and Tube have reached a mutually agreeable settlement with their employer which has brought an end to a period of industrial action. The workers, who are members of the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union and First Union, ... More >>
Steel and Tube make a farce of mediation
Thursday, 1 May 2014, 10:18 am | EPMU
Workers are picketing Steel and Tube sites in Auckland and Christchurch again after management scuppered mediation with their union representatives yesterday. “Steel and Tube came to mediation with the exact same offer that’s already been rejected,” ... More >>
Workers still picketing at Steel and Tube NZ
Monday, 28 April 2014, 8:59 am | EPMU
Workers at Steel and Tube sites across New Zealand are still taking industrial action to demand fair treatment and genuine bargaining from their employer. Today, workers are on the picket line at the Steel and Tube sites in Blenheim Road, Christchurch ... More >>
Labour takes manufacturing seriously
Thursday, 17 April 2014, 10:21 am | EPMU
Labour takes manufacturing seriously Manufacturing workers and employers will all benefit from economic policies announced today by the Labour Party leader, David Cunliffe. The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union has welcomed the announcement ... More >>
Private PostShops threaten customer service and workers’ pay
Thursday, 10 April 2014, 9:21 am | EPMU
The Government’s decision to rush through changes to New Zealand Post’s Deed of Understanding has opened the door to privatisation and job cuts, says the union for postal workers. New Zealand Post yesterday signalled their intent to begin looking ... More >>
