HOW ANDREW LITTLE FAILED THE PIKE RIVER MINERS

We look back at the role of Andrew Little and the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union in the Pike River mining disaster.  I do...

'JOURNALISM IT AIN'T'

The EPMU's  Neale Jones throws mud in the direction of this blog. Neale Jones, the Communications Director at the Engineering, Print...

HOW 'MODERN UNIONISM' FAILED THE PIKE RIVER MINERS

The dismal role of the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union (EPMU) in the Pike River mining disaster. When the Roy...

SACKED WORKERS UNHAPPY WITH THE EPMU

Thanks to 'Green Tea' for directing me to a story in the Marlborough Express on more discontent with the officials of the Engineer...

KICKING ANDREW LITTLE UP THE BACKSIDE

Of course I would never actually do it, but sometimes I think it would be quite nice to kick Andrew Little up the backside. It would be ni...

THAT'S A GOOD DEAL?

Despite laying off 47 workers (see previous post on Summit), the National Government have agreed to pay Summit Wool Spinners a subsidy in o...

DOES THE EPMU REALLY HAVE A 'BOTTOM LINE'?

Paul Watson from the National Distribution Union (NDU) has applauded the decision of an Otago company to implement the nine day working fort...