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EPMU welcomes Health & Safety Taskforce report

Tuesday, 30 April 2013, 5:10 pm | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union

The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union has welcomed the report of the Health & Safety Taskforce and is urging the Government to implement it in full. More >>

Media Freedom Debate

Monday, 22 April 2013, 12:08 pm | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union

The EPMU Media Freedom Debate will be held on Thursday, May 9, at the Backbencher Pub. Doors open at 5pm for dinner and drinks and the debate itself will start about 7.30pm. More >>

Court should throw the book at Pike River Coal

Thursday, 18 April 2013, 4:12 pm | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union

The EPMU has welcomed the Greymouth District Court’s decision to find Pike River Coal Ltd guilty of serious health and safety breaches and is calling for the sentencing judge to impose the maximum penalty. More >>

Government must remain involved in Tiwai

Tuesday, 2 April 2013, 3:08 pm | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union

The union for workers at Tiwai Point says the Government needs to give Southlanders an assurance it will continue to fight for the smelter’s future. More >>

Geon collapse costs 185 jobs

Friday, 15 March 2013, 5:17 pm | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union

The collapse of printing firm Geon has resulted in 185 job losses, its new owners the Blue Star Group announced to staff this afternoon. More >>

100 jobs cut at Datam

Thursday, 14 February 2013, 2:04 pm | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union

New Zealand Post-owned print and mailing house Datam has today informed unions it intends to make 100 redundancies in Wellington and Auckland. More >>

Manufacturing strategy needed for New Zealand

Monday, 28 January 2013, 5:08 pm | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union

New Zealand needs a national manufacturing strategy to drive economic growth and provide secure, well-paid jobs for New Zealand workers, the EPMU told the Parliamentary Inquiry into Manufacturing today. More >>

EPMU will challenge Air NZ call centre outsourcing

Tuesday, 15 January 2013, 12:10 pm | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union

The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union has entered into consultation with Air New Zealand over the airline’s proposal to contract out part of its call centre work to IBM. More >>

Miners’ union mourns Pike River 29

Monday, 19 November 2012, 1:01 pm | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union

The EPMU will host a public memorial in Blackball this evening together with the local community to commemorate the two year anniversary of the Pike River tragedy. More >>

EPMU welcomes Pike River report

Monday, 5 November 2012, 5:22 pm | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union

The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing welcomes the Pike River Royal Commission report and is encouraging the Government to implement the changes as soon as possible. More >>

Employment changes an admission of economic failure

Tuesday, 30 October 2012, 3:55 pm | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union

The Government’s employment law changes announced today are an admission of its failure to provide good jobs and decent wages for Kiwi workers, says the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union. More >>

Low Pike River fine sends wrong signal

Friday, 26 October 2012, 5:14 pm | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union

The $46,000 fine imposed on VLI Drilling in Greymouth today for its failures at the Pike River mine is shockingly low, says the miners’ union, the EPMU. More >>

Aquaheat makes 30 redundancies

Tuesday, 2 October 2012, 4:58 pm | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union

Aquaheat has this afternoon told staff it intends to make 30 redundancies in Wellington as a result of the downturn in construction work in the capital. More >>

Nothing ‘inevitable’ about mass redundancies

Wednesday, 12 September 2012, 5:15 pm | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union

The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union says the Government’s claim that mass redundancies are ‘inevitable’ is a sign their ‘hands-off’ approach to the economy has failed. More >>

Community crisis: Tiwai smelter cuts 100, threatens closure

Wednesday, 5 September 2012, 12:42 pm | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union

The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union says the Government must step in to ensure the future of the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter, which this morning announced plans to cut 100 jobs by November. More >>

EPMU calls on government to support Reserve Bank reform

Thursday, 16 August 2012, 4:54 pm | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union

The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union is calling on the government to back Winston Peters’ private member’s bill to reform the Reserve Bank Act as a step towards building a high skill, high wage economy. More >>

Renewed call on mine safety standards in wake of fire

Tuesday, 17 July 2012, 1:06 pm | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union

The EPMU is renewing its calls for improved safety protections for underground miners following the fire at Waihi gold mine this morning. More >>

Stronger mine safety regulations needed - EPMU

Thursday, 21 June 2012, 4:02 pm | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union

The EPMU is calling for improved safety protections for underground miners following the mines inspectorate’s decision to stop production at Huntly East due to concerns over methane gas build up. More >>

Battery recycling plant closure a blow to Wellington region

Wednesday, 15 February 2012, 5:31 pm | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union

The closure of the Exide Technologies in Petone with the loss of 40 jobs is a blow for the region, says the EPMU, the union representing workers at the company. More >>

Former Pike CEO’s role as safety consultant insensitive

Monday, 30 January 2012, 4:41 pm | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union

Former Pike River CEO Peter Whittall’s role as a mine safety consultant is insensitive to the families of the Pike 29 and a slap in the face to the mining community, says the Union that represents miners. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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