Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union
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Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union | |
Founded | 1996 |
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Members | 50,000 |
Country | New Zealand |
Affiliation | NZCTU |
Key people | Don Pryde, president Andrew Little, national secretary Rob Egan and Neale Jones, Communications |
Website | www.epmu.org.nz |
The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union (EPMU) is the largest private sector trade union in New Zealand. It was formed in 1996 by the merger of the Engineers' Union (EU), the Printing, Packaging and Manufacturing Union (PPMU), and the Communications and Energy Workers' Union (CEWU).
The EPMU represents workers in eleven industries, including:
- Engineering
- Print & Media
- Manufacturing
- Telecommunications
- Timber
- Aviation
- Plastics
- Postal & Logistics
- Petrochemical & Extractive
- Public Service
- Food
The EPMU has more than 50,000 members and is affiliated with the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions.
[edit] External links
- EPMU official site.