Representing New Zealand maritime workers since 2002
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.
Read MoreSign the petition for public owned, rail enabled ferries for Cook Strait.
Read MoreThe power loss of the Bluebridge ferry Connemara in the Cook Strait highlights the importance of a resilient publicly-owned interisland ferry service
Read MoreThe Manahau barge grounding at Westport could have led to a disaster, but crew are being prevented from talking to Union representatives.
Read MoreKiwiRail has been fined $432,500 for a charge under the Health and Safety at Work Act brought by industry regulator Maritime New Zealand, following loss of engine power on the Interislander ferry Kaitaki on Saturday 28 January 2023.
Read MoreThe Maritime Union of New Zealand has offered its full support to Australian Unions in their struggle against anti-Union laws.
Read MoreSorting out the mess his Finance Minister has made of the interisland ferries deal should be the key outcome of the Prime Minister’s visit to South Korea, says the Maritime Union of New Zealand.
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Merchant seamen pose on the Union Steam Ship Company's Kaiwarra in Auckland in December 1940 while loading Royal New Zealand Air Force planes for delivery to Fiji.
(Photo credit Museum of Wellington City and Sea)
Maritime Union of New Zealand National Secretary Carl Findlay says Merchant Navy Day holds profound significance for the Maritime Union “as we remember our seafaring members past and present.”
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