News from 2011

By Christine Gounder, Radio New Zealand Journalist. We pay tribute to EMPU member Phillip Cottrell, a Bulletins Editor at Radio NZ who was murdered on...

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...

Nearly 900 Fisher and Paykel Healthcare workers still face the prospect of taking industrial action this week at the company's Highbrook plant following the failure to reach...

A former EPMU delegate has landed a plum job helping Pasefika communities in Christchurch deal with the impacts of the earthquakes. Lana Afu is the new Earthquake Support...

New Zealand Steel workers have voted overwhelmingly to accept a new two year collective agreement following the first strike at the company for many years. The agreement was...

Metal tube and wire products manufacturer Wire by Design says it has to close its Auckland based factory, citing ‘unacceptable delays' by government agency Transit NZ in managing...

Fiji Trade Unions Congress president Daniel Urai will go on trial next week (2 September) for holding an ‘illegal' meeting in a hotel. Meetings of the FTUC...

Labour has committed to campaigning on industrial issues for this election, including standing up for workers' rights and repealing the 90-day fire-at-will law. In a hard-hitting speech to...

The EPMU acknowledges with sadness the passing of long serving National Distribution Union Northland organiser Trevor Noel. ‘I knew Trevor for many years' says EPMU national secretary Bill Newson....

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...