EPMU will work to save Safe Air jobs

EPMU will work to save Safe Air jobs

Air New Zealand’s announcement that it plans to cut around 100 aircraft engineering jobs at its subsidiary Safe Air is a major blow to Blenheim, says the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union.

The announcement follows the Ministry of Defence’s decision to indefinitely postpone its contract for major upgrade work on the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s C130 aircraft. It is understood the work will now be conducted by SPAR Aerospace in Canada.

EPMU national secretary Andrew Little says the union will work closely with its members and with Air New Zealand to make sure as few members are displaced as possible.

“These are highly skilled, relatively highly paid jobs and any redundancies will be a huge blow to the Blenheim community and to the local economy.

“The EPMU will be working to save as many jobs as possible and to make sure the process is fair.

“We expect to get more detail over the next couple of weeks and we’ll be working with our members to make sure this is done properly.”

The EPMU represents 200 members at Safe Air.

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