May Day 1 May 2025 Fight Back Together – Maranga Ake
May Day is the day to commemorate both the struggles and gains made by workers and the labour movement.
Read MoreMaritime Union of New Zealand
Representing New Zealand maritime workers since 2002
Campaigns
International eyes on Cook Strait Ferry fiasco
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) Ferry Taskforce is backing the call for the new Interislander ferries to be publicly-owned and rail-enabled.
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Fight Back Together – Maranga Ake 23 October 2024
On the 23rd of October the NZCTU are hosting hui across the country to fight back against the Government’s ongoing attacks on workers’ rights. We are calling on working people to stand with us and send a strong message to those in power.
Read MoreOur Ferries, Our Future
Sign the petition for public owned, rail enabled ferries for Cook Strait.
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Rally Saturday 8 June – Wellington Te Whanganui-a-Tara
Thousands of job losses. Rolling attacks on Te Tiriti o Waitangi. No-cause evictions and selling off public housing. Cuts to our public transport, health and education. It is clear – this government has waged economic war on everyday people in Aotearoa.
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Nowhere to hide – new report from ITF campaign for seafarers rights
The Nowhere to Hide Campaign launched by the ITF Australian Inspectorate to expose the exploitation of overseas seafarers on foreign-registered ships has been busy!
MUNZ has been supporting this campaign and will be bringing the campaign to New Zealand waters soon.
ITF’s Nowhere to Hide Week of Action to be expanded to New Zealand ports as Inspectors stamp out rampant wage theft
MUNZ representatives recently took part in this ITF campaign and training in Australian ports. Many of the ships and situations of course also visit NZ waters.
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Christopher Luxon. #OUTOFTOUCH #TOOMUCHRISK
This election, voters have a clear choice to make about who will lead New Zealand. Christopher Luxon’s policies show he is out of touch. He is the wrong person to lead New Zealand in a cost-of-living crisis.
He doesn’t understand life for everyday kiwis.