News from 2010-08

The EPMU welcomes today's news that the Government and L3 Communications have reached agreement on completing the Air Force's C130 Hercules aircraft Life Extension Programme in New Zealand....

The long-running dispute between striking Waihi gold miners and HWE Mining Pty Ltd was settled today with 55 miners in the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union (EPMU) winning...

Workers have won the first legal victory in the union-wide campaign against the Government's 90 day ‘fire at will' law after the Employment Court ruled this week...

The EPMU is urging all members to attend the CTU Fairness at Work rallies in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch tomorrow, Saturday 21 August, and in Dunedin on...

The Fairness at Work campaign posted another two minute video on You Tube this week which tells the story of Florence Cohen, a worker sacked unfairly under...

There is nothing fair about the Government's proposed employment law changes debated for the first time in Parliament, yesterday. "The proposed changes are all about taking away rights from...

The departure of Pacific Blue from New Zealand domestic routes could cause the loss of up to 200 jobs according to the union. Pacific Blue announced this week...

Conveners of delegate forums met by video conference on Tuesday to prepare for the next round of delegate forums due to start in mid-September. The programme agreed...

By Andrew Little, national secretary of the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union (EPMU). The government's employment law changes, introduced to Parliament today, should give a sensible answer to...

The union's national executive will consider the impact of the 1 October GST rise on the union fee at its meeting next week. A straight pass on of...