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F&P should commit to Kiwi jobs
Wednesday, 27 May 2009, 10:24 am | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union
The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union welcomes the announcement of investment in Fisher & Paykel Appliances but is calling for a commitment to maximise jobs in New Zealand. The call follows the announcement that the company has taken Chinese ... More >>
Lines Company threatens lockout over pay increase
Wednesday, 20 May 2009, 10:03 am | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union
Lines Company CEO John Anderson is threatening to lock out forty Te Kuiti workers without pay unless they drop a 2% pay claim worth just $26,000 a year across all members – a total less than the $30,000 pay rise he personally pocketed last year. ... More >>
Air NZ wages decided by negotiation, not decree
Monday, 18 May 2009, 3:45 pm | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union
The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union says an edict made by Air New Zealand that pay increases for staff on individual agreements will be frozen or capped at a low rate will not dictate the outcome of EPMU collective negotiations with the ... More >>
Minimum redundancy rights to protect workers
Monday, 18 May 2009, 9:29 am | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union
The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union is calling on the government to implement minimum redundancy standards to help protect Kiwi workers from bearing the burden of decisions made by their employers’offshore headquarters. The call ... More >>
Zeal 320 worker explains why she is taking action
Friday, 8 May 2009, 1:44 pm | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union
This is a youtube clip of one of our members at Zeal 320, Rachel, explaining why she and her workmates are taking action at Air New Zealand. It was taken at the picket in Wellington yesterday and was completely unscripted. More >>
Air NZ claims are false - EPMU
Thursday, 7 May 2009, 9:54 am | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union
Air New Zealand’s media claims regarding Zeal 320 negotiations are patently false says the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union. More >>
Air NZ lockout starts
Thursday, 7 May 2009, 9:50 am | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union
Air New Zealand’s lockout of 240 flight attendants at subsidiary Zeal 320 Ltd will begin at 0001 tomorrow morning. More >>
67 redundancies proposed at CI Munro
Thursday, 30 April 2009, 10:48 am | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union
The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union has been advised of a proposal to make 67 redundancies at Caravans International Munro in Hamilton. The EPMU is entering consultation with the company to seek alternatives to job cuts, including ... More >>
Fyfe must front - EPMU
Wednesday, 29 April 2009, 3:49 pm | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union
The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union does not accept that Air New Zealand CEO Rob Fyfe cannot find the time to front up to Zeal staff to defend the company’s position on their terms and conditions. The call follows Fyfe’s claim he is too ... More >>
CEO must front in stalled talks - EPMU
Wednesday, 29 April 2009, 9:39 am | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union
Flight attendants working for Air New Zealand subsidiary Zeal have called on Air New Zealand CEO Rob Fyfe to front up and negotiate after talks today brought the parties no closer together says the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union. ... More >>
Air NZ attendants give notice of four day strike
Tuesday, 21 April 2009, 2:38 pm | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union
Air New Zealand flight attendants employed by subsidiary Zeal 320 Ltd today notified four days of full strike action starting from May 7 as part of their campaign for a move towards pay parity with other Air New Zealand cabin crew. The strike action ... More >>
Transparency needed on nine day fortnight
Tuesday, 21 April 2009, 11:07 am | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union
The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union says more transparency is needed on the nine day fortnight as the Government considers extending the scheme to include small businesses. The call follows Minister of Social Development Paula Bennett’s ... More >>
9 day deal with top good, but training needed
Monday, 20 April 2009, 2:44 pm | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union
The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union has welcomed the Government’s decision to approve a 9 day fortnight proposal at Summit Wool Spinners, but says the Government needs to step up with funding for upskilling and training. The 9 day ... More >>
Zeal 320 talks break down
Wednesday, 15 April 2009, 9:47 am | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union
The EPMU and Air New Zealand subsidiary Zeal 320 Ltd concluded mediation this morning at 1.15am without agreement. The union is seeking a new collective agreement to cover 250 flight attendants flying Tasman and Pacific routes on Air New Zealand’s A320 ... More >>
EPMU condemns Fiji media clampdown
Tuesday, 14 April 2009, 11:26 am | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union
The union that represents journalists in New Zealand, the EPMU, has condemned the latest clampdown on the news media by the interim Government in Fiji. The Fijian Government has expelled TV3 journalist Sia Aston and camera man Matt Smith from the ... More >>
Public service apprenticeships to combat recession
Friday, 3 April 2009, 10:32 am | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union
The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union’s Public Services Industry Council has issued a resolution calling for District Health Boards, councils and their trading organisations to absorb apprentices who are being made redundant by local firms. ... More >>
EPMU withdraws Easter strike notice
Thursday, 2 April 2009, 12:09 pm | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union
The EPMU has withdrawn its notice for Easter strike action at Air New Zealand, however the industrial action currently underway will continue. Air New Zealand had applied to the Employment Court for an injunction to prevent the strike on the grounds that ... More >>
Minister must clarify SOE bonus comments
Friday, 27 March 2009, 1:02 pm | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union
State Services Minister Simon Power needs to clarify which State Owned Enterprise bonuses he wants to cut, says the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union. The EPMU is concerned that productivity payments to workers in the SOEs are being ... More >>
Air NZ dispute about basic fairness - EPMU
Thursday, 26 March 2009, 12:08 pm | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union
Striking Zeal 320 workers simply want a fair deal and have been refused that by Air New Zealand, says the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing union. The call follows allegations by the airline that EPMU members’ claims are unreasonable. More >>
Air NZ flight attendants strike over poverty wage
Tuesday, 24 March 2009, 4:40 pm | Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union
Flight attendants employed by Air New Zealand subsidiary Zeal 320 Ltd will begin industrial action on Saturday over poverty wages that see them earning up to $30,000 a year less than their colleagues employed directly by Air New Zealand. More >>
