Workers at Telecom 111 contractor Sitel are currently picketing outside the company's Palmerston North offices to protest the company laying them off with no compensation. The EPMU...
Read ArticleChristchurch-based manufacturer General Cable has announced it will be laying off nearly a third of its work force over the next three years. The redundancies are due to...
Read ArticleThe Council of Trade Unions has welcomed the Government's decision not to support Roger Douglas' youth minimum wage bill. The bill would have restored the ability of employers...
Read ArticleThe Government has announced the creation of a productivity commission but the EPMU has warned it will need to properly involve workers if it is to be...
Read ArticleWorkers at James Hardie's Auckland plant have ratified a collective agreement after six months of bargaining and an aggressive campaign to reduce conditions. The agreement is for two...
Read ArticleThe Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union says National and ACT's new Productivity Commission must include worker participation if it is to be taken seriously. The commission was announced...
Read ArticleMr Tan was employed by the EPMU from March to September 2008. From September 2008 until September 2009 the union had available on its website personal...
Read ArticleThe Government this week released a discussion document proposing further erosion of New Zealanders' protections against unfair dismissal. The changes proposed in the discussion document include: Extending...
Read ArticleThe first round of Delegate Forums for 2010 is underway. The Forums began in Wellington and Auckland this week, with another twenty to run through the rest...
Read ArticleThe EPMU is calling for expressions of interest for Industry Council positions. Industry Councils are comprised of rank and file members who set the strategy for the EPMU's...
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