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For all media enquiries please contact the Communications Manager on 0272 765 146
- Union says furniture manufacturer's receivership a real blow to workers and the country
- 3 February, 2012
The announcement that Auckland-based furniture maker Criterion Manufacturing Limited has gone into receivership is a blow for workers at the company as well as country, says the EPMU,...
Read Article - Union disappointed that more Christchurch jobs are heading north
- 2 February, 2012
The union representing postal and logistics members, the EPMU, is disappointed that Christchurch is losing 40 jobs at a time when the region's economy is struggling. The 40...
Read Article - Former Pike CEO's role as safety consultant insensitive
- 30 January, 2012
Former Pike River CEO Peter Whittall's role as a mine safety consultant is insensitive to the families of the Pike 29 and a slap in the face...
Read Article - Union confident about health and safety systems at Huntly coalmine
- 2 December, 2011
The union representing miners at Solid Energy's Huntly East operation, the EPMU, is confident there are good systems in place for health and safety management at the...
Read Article - Genesis call centre workers hanging up Monday
- 11 November, 2011
Workers at Genesis Energy's Hamilton call centre take industrial action on Monday (14 November) over their employer's push for individualised performance based pay. The Genesis workers' union, the...
Read Article - Good week for miners
- 19 August, 2011
EPMU welcomes announcements made this week that will have a significant impact on health and safety in the mining industry. Ged O'Connell, Assistant National Secretary of the EMPU said...
Read Article - High hazards unit a good start, but more work needed
- 17 August, 2011
The union representing most underground coal miners and oil and gas industry workers has welcomed the government's high hazards unit as a good start but says more...
Read Article - NZ steel workers walk off job
- 16 August, 2011
More than 850 steel workers employed by NZ Steel at their sites in Glenbrook, Waikato North Head and Taharoa have called a 24-hour strike and walked off...
Read Article - Blue Star decision 'too close for comfort'
- 10 August, 2011
The decision by Blue Star bondholders to accept a proposed refinancing deal by majority owner Champ Private Equity has been ‘too close for comfort' for Blue Star...
Read Article - Fatal accident at SafeAir in Blenheim
- 8 August, 2011
An engineer has been killed this morning at an accident at SafeAir in Blenheim. SafeAir is a wholly owned subsidiary of Air New Zealand. The union is able...
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