News from 2007-09

The employers’ latest offer for the Plastics Industry Collective Agreement has been overwhelmingly rejected in a ballot that closed this morning. 81% of original employer members voted against...

Workers at Cryovac’s Porirua plant have just signed off on a deal that provides a significant increase in their terms and conditions. The twelve month deal is backdated...

Air New Zealand Engineering Services meetings were held this week for members to ratify variations in their existing collective and to discuss the steps towards its upcoming renegotiation. The...

The EPMU says National’s plan to sell off state-owned assets if it comes into power is reckless and its plan to remove caps on GP fees will...

Members of Australian Union the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union and their kids spent last weekend on the West Coast seeing the sights, playing some rugby...

Air New Zealand has threatened to sue the EPMU, and national secretary Andrew Little personally, over the inclusion in the submission to Parliament of a 2005 memo...

The postal ballots for local council and District Health Board elections have now been sent out which means it’s your chance to vote for your local council...

A Council of Trade Unions backed rally is taking place in Auckland on Saturday to support the Burmese people in their struggle for democracy. For decades Burma has...

The EPMU has told Parliament’s justice and electoral select committee that the principles of the Electoral Finance Bill are sound and the law must ensure the democratic process...

The Electricity Supply Industry Training Organisation (ESITO) has two $4000 scholarships up for grabs for Pacific Island students. These scholarships provide financial assistance, one-to-one industry support, industry site visits...