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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 >>