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The EPMU has welcomed the Greymouth District Court's decision to find Pike River Coal Ltd guilty of serious health and safety breaches and is calling for the...

Talk of a Government bailout of Solid Energy is welcome, but must not come at the cost of devastating mining communities, says the union for miners, the...

The EPMU is welcoming the Pike River implementation plan released today by the Government today. EPMU assistant national secretary Ged O'Connell says the plan is good news for...

The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union says attempts by the former directors of Pike River Coal to shift responsibility for the tragedy onto their underlings is disgraceful and...

The EPMU will host a public memorial in Blackball this evening together with the local community to commemorate the two year anniversary of the Pike River tragedy. The...

The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing welcomes the Pike River Royal Commission report and is encouraging the Government to implement the changes as soon as possible. EPMU assistant national...

The $46,000 fine imposed on VLI Drilling in Greymouth today for its failures at the Pike River mine is shockingly low, says the miners' union, the EPMU. The...

Solid Energy and the Government have failed the workers at Spring Creek mine and dealt a devastating blow to their community, says the miners' union, the EPMU. The...

Miners from Solid Energy's Spring Creek and Huntly East mines are on their way to Wellington to make a plea to the Government to save their mines...

Miners at Huntly East are warning the mine could be forced to stop operating within two years if Solid Energy goes ahead with plans to make 120...