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Miners to travel to Beehive to plead for jobs, communities
Sunday, 23 September 2012, 3:21 pm | EPMU
Miners from Solid Energy’s Spring Creek and Huntly East mines will travel to Parliament on Tuesday to plead with the Government to save their mines and the communities that depend on them. More >>
Fears for future of Huntly East coal mine
Friday, 21 September 2012, 11:55 am | EPMU
September 21, 2012 Media Release Fears for future of Huntly East coal mine Miners at Huntly East are warning the mine could be forced to stop operating within two years if Solid Energy goes ahead with plans to make 120 redundancies and cancel the ... More >>
Solid Energy must engage with miners and community
Monday, 17 September 2012, 3:18 pm | EPMU
September 17, 2012 Media Release Solid Energy must engage with miners and community to save Spring Creek Spring Creek miners are calling on Solid Energy to properly involve them in the decision-making process over the future of the mine, as they ... More >>
Jobs Crisis Deepens As Kawerau Paper Mill Halves Production
Monday, 10 September 2012, 2:50 pm | EPMU
September 10, 2012 Media Release Jobs Crisis Deepens As Kawerau Paper Mill Halves Production The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union is warning of a deepening jobs crisis following Norske Skog’s announcement it will halve production at its ... More >>
Government must stand with Greymouth and defend Spring Creek
Tuesday, 4 September 2012, 3:06 pm | EPMU
September 4, 2012 Media Release Government must stand with Greymouth and defend Spring Creek The Government must stand with Greymouth and ensure Solid Energy’s Spring Creek mine remains open, says the miners’ union, the EPMU. The call follows ... More >>
Greymouth community to ‘March for Work’ to save Spring Creek
Sunday, 2 September 2012, 3:19 pm | EPMU
Spring Creek miners and their families will lead a community ‘March for Work’ in Greymouth on Tuesday calling on Solid Energy and the Government to secure the future of the town and ensure the mine stays open. More >>
Miners’ union will challenge Solid Energy cuts
Wednesday, 29 August 2012, 3:27 pm | EPMU
August 29, 2012 Media Release Miners’ union will challenge Solid Energy cuts Solid Energy’s proposal to suspend the Spring Creek mine and cut jobs at Huntly East is not yet a done deal, says the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union. The ... More >>
Redundancies at Axiam Metals
Wednesday, 22 August 2012, 4:43 pm | EPMU
Wanganui engineering firm Axiam Metals has told workers it will be making 44 redundancies due to the tough global economic environment. The company produces product components for largely overseas export markets, but has suffered falling sales in recent times. More >>
Record Aussie exodus shows failure of ‘hands off’ approach
Tuesday, 21 August 2012, 1:04 pm | EPMU
Figures released today showing a record number of Kiwis left for Australia in the last year are a result of the government’s lack of a plan for a high wage, high skill economy, says the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union. More >>
Pay rises at over 100 firms as Metals MECA settles
Friday, 27 July 2012, 2:50 pm | EPMU
July 27, 2012 Media Release Pay rises at over 100 firms as Metals MECA settles Workers at more than 100 engineering and manufacturing shops will have guaranteed pay rises for the next two years after EPMU members voted overwhelmingly to ratify the Metals ... More >>
Goulds Fine Foods closes at cost of 55 jobs
Thursday, 12 July 2012, 8:46 am | EPMU
Goulds Fine Foods in Petone has closed its doors at a cost of 55 jobs. More >>
Flotech closure shows need for government jobs strategy
Saturday, 30 June 2012, 4:45 pm | EPMU
June 30, 2012 Media Release Flotech closure shows need for government jobs strategy The decision by high end manufacturing firm Flotech to cease production in New Zealand shows the urgent need for a government jobs strategy, says the Engineering, Printing ... More >>
Coal miners demand elected check inspectors at Solid Energy
Friday, 22 June 2012, 4:32 pm | EPMU
Coal miners at Huntly East mine have voted unanimously to demand Solid Energy improves mine safety by immediately instituting a system of worker-elected check inspectors and dropping its opposition to such a scheme being made a legal requirement nationwide. More >>
Summit job losses show need for government support
Wednesday, 6 June 2012, 6:10 pm | EPMU
The announcement of 49.5 redundancies at Summit Wool Spinners in Oamaru today shows the need for government action to protect jobs in the manufacturing sector, says the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union. More >>
EPMU On The Canterbury Rebuild
Wednesday, 6 June 2012, 11:18 am | EPMU
Media Release EPMU committed to achieving high quality health and safety systems and outcomes in Canterbury rebuild The country’s largest private sector union, the EPMU, says it is committed to playing a constructive and leading role in building ... More >>
EPMU: A Need To Take Notice of the Living Wage Campaign
Wednesday, 23 May 2012, 2:56 pm | EPMU
The government and employers need to take notice of the significant support behind the Living Wage campaign – being launched in Auckland today, according to the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union. More >>
Govt to blame for destroying over 50 manufacturing jobs
Monday, 14 May 2012, 7:50 pm | EPMU
14 May 2012 Media Release Government to blame for destroying over 50 manufacturing jobs The closure of Auckland tube and wire products manufacturer, Wire by Design today, with the loss of 55 jobs, is entirely the government’s fault, says the Engineering, ... More >>
No Surprises Over Government’s Law Change Agenda
Monday, 14 May 2012, 4:13 pm | EPMU
The Government’s plan to give employers more power to cut wages through labour law changes are backward-looking and represent another attack on workers, says the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union. More >>
Transit NZ and IRD stomp on liquidated Auckland manufacture
Wednesday, 9 May 2012, 3:17 pm | EPMU
Transit NZ and IRD stomp on liquidated Auckland manufacturer putting over 50 jobs at risk More >>
Government needs to focus on achieving strong worker voice
Thursday, 3 May 2012, 2:26 pm | EPMU
How to achieve a strong and effective worker voice in workplace health and safety must be a critical objective of the Government’s review of the country’s health and safety law and regulations, says the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing ... More >>
