Maritime Union of New Zealand

Removal of Ports of Auckland chairman is a positive move

May 25, 2009

The Maritime Union says the removal of Ports of Auckland chairman Gary Judd last week is for the best.

Maritime Union Local 13 President Denis Carlisle says the removal of Ports of Auckland chairman Gary Judd by Auckland Regional Holdings could lead to a more positive atmosphere.

He says the Union has been concerned about the approach of Mr Judd and his level of commitment to the Ports of Auckland as a public asset owned by the people of Auckland.

Work stoppage announced for Ports of Auckland

May 22, 2009

Workers at the Ports of Auckland have issued a strike notice in order to hold a stop work meeting between 12 noon and 4.30pm on Friday 5 June 2009 to discuss employment issues.

The Maritime Union of New Zealand announced the stoppage after mediation with port company management about new work conditions for union members to avoid redundancies took place on Thursday 21 May.

Maritime Union of New Zealand Local 13 President Denis Carlisle says the stopwork meeting will bring together workers at the Port to discuss ongoing negotiations around their expired collective employment agreement, which had been impacted by a management plan to slash jobs.

Campaign website launched for Ports of Auckland workers

May 21, 2009

Check out the new campaign website for all Ports of Auckland workers and supporters.

Maritime Union prepares to defend Auckland jobs

May 13, 2009

The Maritime Union says a plan to make Ports of Auckland workers redundant will be met with a strong response.

A national executive meeting of the Maritime Union held in Wellington today endorsed national action in support of the workers whose jobs are threatened at Ports of Auckland.

Representatives of the Auckland workers addressed the national meeting which unanimously endorsed industrial and legal strategies to fight job losses.

Maritime Union to fight Ports of Auckland redundancies

May 12, 2009

The Maritime Union says it will fight a decision to sack workers at the Ports of Auckland.

Ports of Auckland management today announced they are effectively shutting down the permanent workforce at the Bledisloe Terminal at the Ports of Auckland with the loss of 28 jobs.

Maritime Union of New Zealand Local 13 President Denis Carlisle says the Union is looking at all the options to save jobs.

Striking cabin crew get support: NZPA

May 7, 2009

The Maritime Union of New Zealand today voiced support for striking Air New Zealand cabin crew.

The 240 crew employed by Air NZ subsidiary Zeal walked off the job today for four days after months of fruitless negotiations over pay parity with staff employed directly by the airline.

Full story here.

Maritime workers back locked out flight attendants

May 7, 2009

Maritime Union supports flight attendant picket in Wellington

The Maritime Union is backing locked out flight attendants employed by Air New Zealand subsidiary Zeal 320.

Maritime Union of New Zealand General Secretary Trevor Hanson says waterfront workers and seafarers supported protests by locked out workers in Auckland and Wellington today.

“The Maritime Union will give full and active support to our fellow transport workers and their union the EPMU in this dispute.”

Maritime Union responds to job slashing exercise at Ports of Auckland

April 22, 2009

The Maritime Union of New Zealand says it does not accept the Ports of Auckland proposal to slash 30 jobs.

Maritime Union Local 13 Auckland Waterfront Branch President Denis Carlisle says the union met today with Ports of Auckland management to discuss the proposal.

He says the Union is concerned with the level of job losses and does not accept the reasons given by management.