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Workers are being encouraged to stand up and be safe at work in a new union campaign to ensure they come home to their families free from...

The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union has welcomed the report of the Health & Safety Taskforce and is urging the Government to implement it in full. The report...

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...

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 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...

Coal miners at Huntly East mine have voted unanimously to demand Solid Energy improves mine safety by immediately instituting a system of worker-elected check inspectors and dropping its...

The EPMU is calling for improved safety protections for underground miners following the mines inspectorate's decision to stop production at Huntly East due to concerns over methane gas...

How to achieve a strong and effective worker voice in workplace health and safety must be a critical objective of the Government's review of the country's health...

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...