News from 2008-09

Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union members at Waikato timber treatment plant Lumbercorp have voted to extend their strike action indefinitely at a meeting this morning. The strike is in...

Redundancies announced today at key Telecom contractor, Transfield, may be the beginning of a destabilising shift in the telecommunications landscape says the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union. The 170...

As they start the vote on the outcome of their employment negotiations the future for more than 1400 Transfield lines workers has become uncertain due to the...

The Finance and Expenditure Select Committee's decision to keep the status quo on monetary policy is a lost opportunity for New Zealand's manufacturers and workers, says the Engineering,...

The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union says in an election where the rising cost of living and the wage gap with Australia are major issues it is...

The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union welcomes the Green Party's employment policy as a firm commitment to stronger work rights and higher wages. The policy was released...

Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union members have signalled their intention of strike action to Fitzroy Engineering - Taranaki's biggest engineering firm and a major contractor to the region's...

The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union says when it comes to the National Party's work rights policies it's time to call a spade a spade. The call...

The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union welcomes the introduction to parliament of a new bill designed to strengthen the rights of temporary and casual workers. The bill will...

The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union welcomes today's reduction in the official cash rate as a step toward easing pressure on New Zealand's exporting manufacturers. The call follows...