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Hercules upgrade announcement welcome
Tuesday, 31 August 2010, 4:21 pm | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union
The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union (EPMU) welcomes today’s news that the Government and L3 Communications have reached agreement on completing the Air Force's C130 Hercules aircraft Life Extension Programme in New Zealand. More >>
EPMU and HWE Mining settle on 11.6% pay rise
Friday, 27 August 2010, 3:54 pm | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union
The long-running dispute between striking Waihi gold miners and HWE Mining Pty Ltd was settled today with 55 miners in the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union (EPMU) winning a pay increase of 11.6% over the next three years. More >>
Waihi gold miners on strike over pass-on
Friday, 2 July 2010, 4:02 pm | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union
Waihi gold miners in the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union (EPMU) are on strike today after rejecting a new three year collective contract offer from the employer, contractor HWE Mining Pty Ltd, because the company insists on passing on ... More >>
Protest over use of force against striking workers
Friday, 2 July 2010, 3:38 pm | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union
Representatives of the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union (EPMU), the Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) and the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions (CTU) delivered a letter to the acting Mexican Ambassador today expressing deep concern ... More >>
EPMU Condemns Proposal To Send Call Centre Jobs O
Tuesday, 20 April 2010, 4:40 pm | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union
The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union (EPMU) has condemned TelstraClear’s proposal to move 170 call centre customer service roles from Christchurch and Parapararumu to the Philippines. More >>
EPMU Regrets Ship Contract Going Overseas
Wednesday, 14 April 2010, 3:42 pm | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union
The EPMU has expressed its disappointment that a major government contract has been awarded to a company in Singapore rather than one in New Zealand and says government procurement should be used to support skilled New Zealand jobs. More >>
Political Interference at Radio NZ Unacceptable
Thursday, 18 February 2010, 11:27 am | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union
Broadcasting Minister Jonathon Coleman’s attack on Radio New Zealand’s funding and his threats to sack the board are unacceptable political interference in an institution vital to New Zealand’s democracy, say the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing ... More >>
National’s Rollback Of Workers’ Rights Continues
Friday, 12 February 2010, 3:49 pm | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union
The National-led Government’s bill to raise ACC levies and reduce coverage is just one more step in their programme to roll back workers’ rights, says the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union. More >>
National Must Reject Youth Wage Discrimination
Thursday, 11 February 2010, 4:58 pm | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union
National must not back Roger Douglas’ attack on young workers, says the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union. The private member’s bill was announced today and is designed to reintroduce wage discrimination against workers aged sixteen to ... More >>
Government Inaction May Lock In High Unemployment
Thursday, 4 February 2010, 2:04 pm | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union
The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union is warning record unemployment levels may become the norm if the Government continues to do nothing. The call follows news of the highest unemployment levels since 1992 and an absence of any signs employment ... More >>
95% of EPMU members get pay rise in 2009
Wednesday, 9 December 2009, 10:12 am | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union
An EMA survey claiming more than half of New Zealand’s workers received no pay increase this year shows why New Zealanders need to join their unions, says the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union. Despite the EMA’s figures, 95% of EPMU members ... More >>
Huntly miners to return to work
Monday, 30 November 2009, 4:55 pm | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union
Nearly 400 hundred miners at Solid Energy’s Huntly East and Rotowaro mines will return to work tomorrow following a vote to accept the company’s latest offer. Miners at Solid Energy’s Stockton mine who have been striking in support of their ... More >>
Taskforce rehashes dangerous, discredited policies
Monday, 30 November 2009, 4:49 pm | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union
The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union says the first report from the 2025 Taskforce should be recognised for what it is – a rehash of the discredited economic dogma that led to the widening of the Trans-Tasman income gap in the eighties ... More >>
Southland Times workers join pay freeze strike
Friday, 27 November 2009, 12:39 pm | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union
Journalists, printers and sales staff at the Southland Times are striking today in protest at Fairfax’s refusal to offer a wage increase, and will join thousands of low paid public sector workers in their nationwide day of action against the pay ... More >>
Miners’ dispute needs clear heads
Friday, 27 November 2009, 10:08 am | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union
Solid Energy should come to the table and work out a deal miners can accept rather than cynically attempting to play them off against each other and their union, says the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union. The call follows comments from ... More >>
TelstraClear should keep jobs in NZ
Tuesday, 24 November 2009, 2:25 pm | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union
The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union does not believe there is a valid business case to shift TelstraClear’s customer support centres overseas and is urging the company to keep the jobs in New Zealand. The EPMU is currently in consultation ... More >>
Minister fails miners
Thursday, 19 November 2009, 3:06 pm | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union
The National Government has failed New Zealand’s miners by turning its back on sensible safety recommendations, says the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union. The call follows a decision by the Minister of Labour to reject reintroducing ... More >>
Miners to return to work
Thursday, 19 November 2009, 10:20 am | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union
1000 Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union members at Solid Energy’s four main mines have voted to return to work at 6am Saturday morning. The decision follows three and a half weeks of strike action and is contingent on negotiations between ... More >>
Amcor lockout opportunistic attack on Kiwi workers
Monday, 16 November 2009, 12:58 pm | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union
This morning’s lockout of 66 Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union members by Amcor is an opportunistic attack designed to drive down terms and conditions despite the company making profits of more than $46m last year says the EPMU The Australian-owned ... More >>
Irwin closure shows need for currency controls
Friday, 13 November 2009, 2:39 pm | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union
The closure of Irwin Industrial Tools due to the fluctuating New Zealand dollar shows the desperate need for a major overhaul of New Zealand’s financial system, says the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union. The union, which represents workers ... More >>
