Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union - Latest News [Page 16]
EPMU members upstage media awards
Saturday, 19 May 2007, 1:46 pm | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union
Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union members have taken the stage at the Qantas Media Awards to protest plans by their employer, APN, to outsource its subediting to Australian company PageMasters. More >>
Air Nelson mediation breaks down
Friday, 18 May 2007, 1:43 pm | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union
The mediation between the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union and Air Nelson over their pay dispute has broken down. More >>
EPMU welcomes incomes-boosting budget
Friday, 18 May 2007, 9:20 am | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union
The country’s largest private sector union has welcomed Budget 2007 saying it has the potential to boost incomes. More >>
Dynamic outsourcing shows urgent need for policy
Thursday, 17 May 2007, 9:36 am | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union
The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union is renewing its calls for government to change its approach to manufacturing following the announcement of 200 job losses at Christchurch-based high-tech manufacturer Dynamic Controls. More >>
Air NZ workers lead international day of action
Wednesday, 16 May 2007, 9:26 am | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union
Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union and Aviation and Marine Engineers Association members will be the first aviation workers in the world to take part in today’s aviation industry international day of protest. More >>
Unions and TVNZ resume mediation
Thursday, 10 May 2007, 1:23 pm | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union
The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union and the Public Service Association are continuing mediation with TVNZ today. The mediation concerns the public broadcaster’s plan to make 58 news and current affairs staff redundant and is scheduled for today ... More >>
Air Nelson faces strike action
Wednesday, 9 May 2007, 12:13 am | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union
The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union has served notice of strike action on Air New Zealand’s biggest Link company, Air Nelson. The action will begin at midnight on the 24th of May and comes after nine days of talks, including four days ... More >>
Lockout ends with workers' victory
Friday, 4 May 2007, 1:12 pm | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union
After being locked out for two and a half days Amcor workers have won a deal meeting their demands and returned to work. More >>
Unions and TVNZ commence mediation
Friday, 4 May 2007, 9:55 am | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union
The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union and the Public Service Association will meet with TVNZ for mediation today over the public broadcaster’s decision to cut 58 jobs in news and current affairs. More >>
Broadband workers picket Telecom
Friday, 4 May 2007, 12:05 am | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union
Workers at Telecom subcontractor Systemtech have begun a 24 hour strike action over poor pay and conditions and will be protesting outside Telecom’s Christchurch headquarters from 12pm today. More >>
Locked out workers picketing factory
Wednesday, 2 May 2007, 2:06 pm | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union
More than sixty EPMU members who were locked out yesterday by multinational packaging company Amcor Flexibles are currently picketing their North Shore factory. More >>
Factory workers locked out on May Day
Tuesday, 1 May 2007, 2:25 pm | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union
Multinational packaging company Amcor has locked out more than sixty Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union members from its Albany site after they refused to accept company demands that would have put their health and safety at risk. More >>
Notice withdrawn at Air Nelson
Tuesday, 1 May 2007, 2:18 pm | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union
The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union has withdrawn its notice of strike action at Air Nelson after the employment court indicated it would support the Air New Zealand-owned company's injunction against the notice over a legal technicality. More >>
Review welcome, politicial point-scoring must stop
Tuesday, 1 May 2007, 11:44 am | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union
The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union welcomes the announcement of a select committee inquiry into New Zealand’s monetary policies, but is concerned by the political point-scoring the issue has provoked. More >>
Fisher & Paykel closure a ‘wake up call’ for Govt
Monday, 30 April 2007, 12:07 am | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union
The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union is calling on the government to review its manufacturing strategy, or lack of one, in the wake of Fisher & Paykel’s announcement that it will be relocating manufacturing operations to Thailand at a ... More >>
Fisher & Paykel closure a ‘wake up call’ for Govt.
Friday, 27 April 2007, 9:43 am | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union
The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union is calling on the government to review its manufacturing strategy, or lack of one, in the wake of Fisher & Paykel’s announcement that it will be relocating manufacturing operations to Thailand at a ... More >>
Deadline for TVNZ redundancies extended
Friday, 27 April 2007, 12:48 am | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union
The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union has won an extension of the consultation period and mediation over proposed cuts to 58 news and current affairs jobs at TVNZ. More >>
Cash rate “blunt tool” - EPMU
Thursday, 26 April 2007, 1:58 pm | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union
Today’s rise in the Official Cash Rate will have to be answered with higher wages or working New Zealanders will suffer, says the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union. More >>
A dark day for NZ news
Thursday, 19 April 2007, 5:23 pm | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union
The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union is considering launching legal action to stop APN from outsourcing its subediting - a decision confirmed today by the media giant. More >>
Chinese miners in NZ to learn about mine safety
Thursday, 19 April 2007, 9:33 am | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union
The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union has welcomed a delegation of Chinese mining representatives who are visiting New Zealand to investigate safer mining practices. More >>