War on the Wharves 2024 charity boxing
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Before you eat – fighting exploitation on foreign fishing vessels
Documentary film screening ‘Before You Eat’ exposes the exploitation and inhumane conditions endured by Indonesian crew members on foreign fishing vessels.
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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.
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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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Our Ferries, Our Future
Sign the petition for public owned, rail enabled ferries for Cook Strait.
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Connemara failure highlights urgent need to address ferry fiasco
The power loss of the Bluebridge ferry Connemara in the Cook Strait highlights the importance of a resilient publicly-owned interisland ferry service
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Manahau crew being denied access to representation
The Manahau barge grounding at Westport could have led to a disaster, but crew are being prevented from talking to Union representatives.
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