Ged O'connell

New Zealand's mining sector continues to struggle despite the economy being one of the fastest growing in the developed world. Audio

E tū Union's Ged O'Connell says 30 pieces of legislation have nibbled away at incomes in the last seven years to the detriment of working people. People should be given a fair go and paid a living… Audio

More than 180 people will today find out if they still have jobs at Solid Energy's Stockton Mine on the West Coast. Audio

Solid Energy plans new coal mines in attempt to haul itself out of financial misery. Audio

Ged O'Connell, the acting national secretary for the EPMU, the union which represents mineworkers. Audio

The Pike River mine body recovery plan is to be announced by the Government today. Audio

The union representing miners says a new underground mine in Waihi will provide a much needed boost for local employment and the town's economy. Audio

Pike River Coal has been found guilty of fundamental health and safety breaches which led to the deaths of 29 miners who were killed in massive explosions at the mine in November 2010. Audio

The assistant national secretary of the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union, Ged O'Connell, joins us. Audio

The union for workers at Tiwai Point says the Government must show it will fight to save the smelter after months of inaction. Audio

A union leader who represented hundreds of Solid Energy mineworkers who've lost their jobs in the past year says the company's former chief executive, Don Elder, should give some of the millions of… Audio

The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union's Assistant National Secretary responsible for Mining and Energy, Ged O'Connell, is with us. Audio

The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union is worried the mining industry will try to undermine attempts to set up a strong system of check inspectors at the mines. Audio

The assistant national secretary of the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union, Ged O'Connell, told our reporter, Conan Young, that he hopes the report will recommend legislation changes to… Audio

Miners from Spring Creek are heading to Parliament tomorrow to plead for government help in a last ditch effort to keep the West Coast mine open. Audio

Hundreds of jobs threatened by Solid Energy's cost-cutting - what is the future for the SOE? Ged O'Connell is the EPMU Assistant National Secretary responsible for Mining and Energy, and economist Dr… Audio

It's an uneasy time for coal miners on the West Coast after Solid Energy suspended work at the Spring Creek mine about 10km north of Greymouth. Audio

The union representing miners says it is stunned yet another mining accident has happened. Audio

The main miners' union says the Waihi fire shows the country needs to urgently toughen up its mine safety regime. Audio

There's been no mining at Huntly East today, after a routine inspection found a build up of explosive methane gas underground. Audio