News from 2008-09

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...

Linesmen at Waipa Networks in Te Awamutu have won a 7.5% pay increase over 12 months - their largest pay rise in more than a decade. The...

National's immigration policy gives priority to filling skills gaps from overseas rather than investing in locals, says the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union. The policy hints at...