News from 2010-03

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...

Christchurch-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...

The 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...

The 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...

Workers 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...

The 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...

Mr 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...

The 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...

The 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...

The 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...