New Zealand wharfies join international day of action against Qube Ports
New Zealand maritime workers will be rallying in support of Australian workers at Qube Ports on Monday 16 December 2024.
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Representing New Zealand maritime workers since 2002
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Reappointment of Tony Gibson to maritime industry board role a travesty
The reappointment of disgraced former Ports of Auckland CEO Tony Gibson to a director position at Marsden Maritime Holdings (MMH) is a travesty and an insult to the memory of workers killed and injured on the job.
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Government ferry announcement fails to launch
He says no costs were provided by the Finance Minister and the Government was using commercial confidentiality as a fig leaf to conceal how its decisions had led New Zealand into a very expensive dead end.
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New Port Code could save lives on the waterfront
The Maritime Union of New Zealand says the new Approved Code of Practice (ACOP) for loading and unloading cargo at ports and on ships could save lives and prevent serious harm on the waterfront.
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Maritime Union welcomes conviction of ex Port of Auckland CEO Tony Gibson
Maritime Union of New Zealand National Secretary Carl Findlay says the conviction brings to an end “an era of failure at the highest levels of Port of Auckland which had tragic outcomes for workers, their families and their colleagues.”
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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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New Zealanders want publicly-owned rail ferries!
New polling released on 15 October by the Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) shows the public wants publicly owned, rail enabled ferries.
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Victory for Lyttelton Port Workers against unlawful health monitoring
The Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) has welcomed this week’s decision by the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) which has ruled against Lyttelton Port Company’s (LPC) attempt to unilaterally impose a mandatory health monitoring policy on MUNZ members.
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