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Coal miners suspended

Thursday, 9 June 2005, 11:47 am | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union

Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union national secretary Andrew Little said that Solid Energy had suspended workers who were refusing to load the Huntly coal train at 10am today. More >>

Coal miners head back to the table

Wednesday, 1 June 2005, 12:33 am | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union

Negotiations for a national coal-mining collective employment agreement will resume in Christchurch on Wednesday and Thursday of next week (June 8 and 9). More >>

Working together on training

Wednesday, 25 May 2005, 10:38 am | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union

New Zealand's first maintenance training facility - officially opened in Kawerau today – is an example of what unions and employers can do together, says the country’s largest union. More >>

More action in Fair Share campaign

Wednesday, 25 May 2005, 10:36 am | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union

Industrial action continues in the Fair Share - Five in '05 campaign. Workers at Sam Wrigleys in Auckland are on strike until Thursday after walking off the job on Monday. More >>

5% for most workers

Monday, 23 May 2005, 4:39 pm | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union

The vast majority of EPMU members are getting pay rises of at least five per cent, latest statistics show. More >>

Striking workers offered 5%

Monday, 23 May 2005, 9:33 am | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union

Striking workers at the Robinhood rangehood factory in Auckland have been offered a five per cent pay rise. More >>

KiwiSaver good for workers, says union

Thursday, 19 May 2005, 3:31 pm | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union

The country’s largest union is welcoming today’s Budget announcement of a workplace superannuation scheme. More >>

Response to CHH statement on MDF plant

Monday, 16 May 2005, 9:12 am | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union

EPMU national secretary Andrew Little says that he is surprised by Carter Holt Harvey’s public statement that it is contemplating job losses at its Rangiora MDF plant. More >>

Settlement at tyre plant

Friday, 13 May 2005, 4:06 pm | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union

While the union is not releasing details at this stage, EPMU South Island director Ged O'Connell said that the negotiating team would be recommending the deal be accepted when it was put to members on Monday night. More >>

Some progress in mines dispute

Friday, 13 May 2005, 4:06 pm | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union

EPMU national secretary Andrew Little said today that some progress had been made in talks with the six companies yesterday. More >>

Metals hits 100 – but disputes continue

Friday, 13 May 2005, 11:27 am | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union

One hundred companies are now part of the influential Metals agreement – more than a week ahead of the union’s target. More >>

Sleepyhead strike to continue

Friday, 6 May 2005, 2:27 pm | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union

Workers from the Sleepyhead beds factory in Auckland have voted to continue their strike into Monday. More >>

National’s plan for a giant leap backwards

Friday, 6 May 2005, 9:48 am | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union

The National Party’s industrial relations policy is a giant step backwards, says the country’s largest union. More >>

Fair-share strike at Sleepyhead

Friday, 6 May 2005, 9:46 am | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union

Workers at the Sleepyhead bed factory in Auckland are the latest to strike for a fair-share pay rise. More >>

National’s plan for a giant leap backwards

Thursday, 5 May 2005, 3:56 pm | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union

The National Party’s industrial relations policy is a giant step backwards, says the country’s largest union. More >>

Memo EMA – 5 is more than 4

Thursday, 5 May 2005, 11:24 am | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union

The Employers and Manufacturers’ Association needs to do a course in remedial maths if it thinks that a five per cent pay rise is the same as a four per cent pay rise, says the country’s largest union. More >>

Five per cent now the going rate

Wednesday, 4 May 2005, 4:14 pm | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union

New Zealand’s largest private-sector industrial agreement, the Metals and Manufacturing Industries Collective Agreement, has been settled. More >>

Miners gather to remember fallen comrades

Monday, 2 May 2005, 9:56 am | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union

The service, at the Spring Creek mine, will see miners unveil a plaque in memory of four men who died in industrial accidents. More >>

Action continues in Metals dispute (Corrects)

Friday, 29 April 2005, 9:46 am | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union

Action continues in Metals dispute More >>

Action continues in Metals dispute

Thursday, 28 April 2005, 4:15 pm | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union

The metals industry will be hit by industrial action again tomorrow as workers push to settle their collective employment agreement, the trendsetting Metals and Manufacturing Agreement. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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