Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union

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EPMU
Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union
Founded 1996
Members 46,000
Country New Zealand
Affiliation NZCTU
Key people Don Pryde, president
Andrew Little, national secretary
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 46,000 members and is affiliated with the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions. It is also an affiliate of the International Federation of Journalists.

[edit] External links

  • EPMU official site.
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