News from 2008-09

EPMU members at Fitzroy Engineering have voted overwhelmingly to give fourteen days notice of indefinite strike action after pay talks broke down. Workers at the Taranaki-based firm this...

null In an election where the rising cost of living and the wage gap with Australia are likely to be major issues the EPMU is calling on...

The EPMU welcomes new members Summit Woolspinners in Oamaru aboard with the successful amalgamation between the EPMU and the Oamaru Factory and United Trades Union. The amalgamation has...

The Green Party's employment policy release this week has been welcomed by unions. The policy addresses the major policy concerns of unions and meets the EPMU Work Rights...

After several months of negotiations members at plastics manufacturer VisyPet have secured a three year deal of 6% + 6% + 6%. The deal follows a strike ballot...

Consultation over proposed redundancies at Cadburys' Dunedin operations has finished and the union and the company will meet on Thursday to discuss the outcome and the timeline...

The EPMU has welcomed the reduction in the official cash rate on Thursday as a step toward easing pressure on New Zealand's exporting manufacturers. The call follows Reserve...

The EPMU has described the Finance and Expenditure Select Committee's decision to keep the status quo on monetary policy as a lost opportunity for New Zealand's manufacturers and...

null The EPMU's Work Rights Wage Drive wrapped up last week with a total of 16,500 union members turning out to over 25 rallies nationwide in the...

The EPMU says Fairfax's proposed redundancies will be a huge blow to already strained newsrooms and to New Zealanders' democratic right to be properly informed about their country's...