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15 jobs saved at Safe Air as Government sits on its hands
Thursday, 3 October 2013, 2:09 pm | EPMU
Unions and employers are working together to save jobs while the Government refuses to act on a high New Zealand dollar which is hurting businesses, says the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union. More >>
EPMU asks Simon Bridges to stand tall on mine inspectors
Wednesday, 2 October 2013, 1:42 pm | EPMU
The union representing miners has welcomed the progress of the Health and Safety (Pike River Implementation) Bill through Select Committee, but is concerned that the Government has scaled back the role of mine check inspectors. More >>
Miners’ union welcomes Solid Energy deal
Tuesday, 1 October 2013, 2:04 pm | EPMU
The deal announced today between the Government, Solid Energy, and its backers is a relief to mine workers and offers hope for their future says the EPMU, the union for miners. More >>
19 jobs to go as Bic shuts down manufacturing
Wednesday, 25 September 2013, 2:59 pm | EPMU
Pen manufacturer Bic has confirmed it will lay off 19 workers and import pens from overseas instead of making them here, says the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union. More >>
Fletcher Building workers run out of time
Friday, 20 September 2013, 1:39 pm | EPMU
Fletcher Building workers in Auckland and Taranaki are out of work and out of pocket today as the company moves to a “new model”, says the union for construction workers, the EPMU. More >>
Mixed news today for Huntly East miners
Wednesday, 18 September 2013, 3:06 pm | EPMU
Workers at Solid Energy’s Huntly East mine have found out today whether or not they are being offered jobs under the new structure, says the union for miners, the EPMU. Solid Energy initially announced 92 jobs would be lost in this round of redundancies. More >>
NZ Post Delivery Target Announcement Not a Surprise
Tuesday, 17 September 2013, 12:09 pm | EPMU
New Zealand Post’s announcement that it is revising its “across-town” delivery target is a predictable result of its closing mail processing centres, says the union for postal workers, the EPMU. More >>
EPMU congratulates David Cunliffe
Sunday, 15 September 2013, 3:08 pm | EPMU
September 15, 2013 Media Release EPMU congratulates David Cunliffe The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union congratulates David Cunliffe on his election as parliamentary Leader of the New Zealand Labour Party. “We have been very impressed ... More >>
EPMU warns employment changes will make Kiwis poorer
Wednesday, 11 September 2013, 1:19 pm | EPMU
The Government’s proposed changes to employment law will drive down wages and endanger health and safety, the EPMU has warned a select committee today. More >>
Bic to end manufacturing in New Zealand
Tuesday, 10 September 2013, 12:12 pm | EPMU
Bic is proposing to end manufacturing in New Zealand and import pens from overseas instead, workers at its Auckland plant have been told. More >>
Air NZ proposes to cut 180 engineering jobs
Friday, 23 August 2013, 9:54 am | EPMU
Air New Zealand has told staff it intends to close its wide body aircraft heavy maintenance facility in Auckland by July 2014 at a cost of 180 aircraft engineering jobs. More >>
Sitel to cut around 100 call centre jobs
Wednesday, 21 August 2013, 3:40 pm | EPMU
Sitel has told staff it intends to cut around 100 jobs at its Onehunga site after Virgin Australia decided to relocate its Auckland contact centre to Brisbane and Manila. The EPMU met with Sitel today to discuss the proposal. More >>
1500 rally against employment changes
Tuesday, 20 August 2013, 1:37 pm | EPMU
Fifteen hundred Wellington workers rallied in Petone today to oppose National’s employment law changes, which threaten to cut the pay of New Zealand workers and remove basic rights at work. More >>
Huntly miners pay price for Government inaction
Thursday, 15 August 2013, 1:52 pm | EPMU
It is a national scandal that mining jobs are being ripped out of Huntly at the same time New Zealand Steel and Genesis Energy are importing coal from overseas, says the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union. More >>
EPMU urges MPs to back mine check inspectors
Thursday, 8 August 2013, 3:35 pm | EPMU
The EPMU has urged a select committee to ignore the self-interested lobbying of mining companies and give workers the right to have a say over their own health and safety. More >>
Tiwai workers’ union welcomes agreement with Meridian
Thursday, 8 August 2013, 12:02 pm | EPMU
The union representing workers at the Tiwai Point smelter welcomes the agreement reached between Meridian Energy and the smelter owners. More >>
Job Stats Show Government Is Failing Workers
Wednesday, 7 August 2013, 2:55 pm | EPMU
Rising unemployment and stagnant wages show the Government is failing workers, says the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union. More >>
City Care workers strike for pay parity
Friday, 2 August 2013, 12:23 pm | EPMU
Maintenance workers at City Care in Christchurch have walked off the job after the council-owned company refused to pay them the same as directly-employed council staff. More >>
OceanaGold lobbies while on notice for serious law breaches
Thursday, 1 August 2013, 4:23 pm | EPMU
Claims from OceanaGold that stronger mine safety laws should not apply to them have been exposed after news today that MBIE has had to shut down part of the company’s operations due to safety concerns. More >>
Journalists’ union condemns release of phone records
Wednesday, 31 July 2013, 1:45 pm | EPMU
The Parliamentary Service’s decision to hand over a reporter’s telephone records to the Henry Inquiry strikes at the core of journalistic freedom, says the union that represents journalists, the EPMU. More >>
