News from 2008

Print delegates and officials met by video conference on Tuesday to discuss issues faced by the print industry during the economic recession. The focus was on the...

Twelve redundancies have been announced at APN-owned newspaper the Wanganui Chronicle. The redundancies are the result of the company cutting its printing day shift due to a loss...

The EPMU says Fairfax's proposed redundancies will be a huge blow to already strained newsrooms and to New Zealanders' democratic right to be properly informed about their country's...

Workers at Charta Packaging have ratified a two year collective including a 9.5% pay rise, a 2% Kiwisaver contribution and no pass-on to non-union members. The deal consists...

Union delegates from Fairfax newspapers met with Fairfax's project management team this week to discuss the company's proposal to centralise its subediting operations. Under the Fairfax proposal subediting...

Productivity improvements have paid off for workers at Amcor Cartons in Lower Hutt with a 5% pay rise followed by another 4.5% next year. EPMU organiser John...

The New Zealand Press Association has announced its plans to cut seven of its fifty-five positions, a move the EPMU described as reckless and likely to reduce...

The New Zealand Press Association's decision to cut seven of its fifty-five staff is a reckless move that will reduce news quality across our entire media and...

APN's correction regarding John Key's comment in the Bay Report that "we would love to see wages drop" raises some serious questions about media freedom and the possibility...