The Minister of Labour, Kate Wilkinson, has ordered a report into the reasons behind the high level of workplace fatalities this year and what can be done...
Read ArticleThe National-led Government announced large hikes in ACC levies this week that will cost the average worker nearly $200 more every year. Workers on the average wage...
Read ArticleThe National Government has failed New Zealand's miners by turning its back on sensible safety recommendations, the EPMU said this week. The call follows a decision by the...
Read Article*SPEECH NOTES* Unions Whanganui 'A Future for ACC' Seminar Davis Lecture Theatre Whanganui Museum Tuesday 10 November 2009 @ 5.00pm ANDREW LITTLE National Secretary Striking up a conversation about ACC with...
Read ArticleThe National-led Government has signed a deal with the ACT Party to privatise the ACC work account, effectively handing workplace accident cover over to the private insurance industry....
Read ArticleThe Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union says National's decision to privatise the ACC Work Account is a cynical move that will transfer up to $200 million a...
Read ArticleThe EPMU has called for an independent review of figures used by ACC Minister Nick Smith this week to signal cuts to ACC coverage and hiking of...
Read ArticleThe Government's decision to hike ACC levies and cut entitlements is a needless and cynical attack on New Zealand workers, says the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union. ...
Read ArticleThe Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union is calling for an independent review of figures used by ACC Minister Nick Smith to signal cuts to ACC coverage and...
Read ArticleThe Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union says ACC Minister Nick Smith and his handpicked board chair, John Judge, are being deliberately misleading in their assessment of ACC's financial...
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