Representing New Zealand maritime workers since 2002
The Maritime Union has welcomed Green MP Sue Bradford’s strong support of Coastal Shipping in Parliament this week.
Maritime Union General Secretary Trevor Hanson says he supports Ms Bradford’s view presented in her Statement to the Prime Minister that there needs to be some major Budget announcements to kick start the Coastal Shipping industry.
Read MoreA delegation of Maritime Union members will go onboard the vessel Buzzard Bay at the Port of Tauranga today to deliver a message to the captain about practices aboard the ship.
The Buzzard Bay is trading without an International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) agreement that guarantees employment conditions are maintained at an acceptable internationally agreed level, and the health, welfare, social and human rights of crew are also protected.
The overseas crew on the vessel have been unlashing cargo in New Zealand waters without permits.
Read MoreThe Maritime Union of New Zealand has spoken out against the replacement of Wellington coroner Garry Evans and paid tribute to his long service.
Maritime Union General Secretary Trevor Hanson says the Union has worked alongside Mr Evans going back at least 40 years.
Read MoreThe Maritime Union says cash bounties being offered for missing overseas fishing crew members is extremely dangerous and is of dubious legality.
Maritime Union General Secretary Trevor Hanson says he is concerned about a new trend that has private operators fronting up big money to track down missing crew members.
An advertisement placed in the Otago Daily Times today offers an $1000 bounty for information about missing crew member Kismo Pakistan who left his vessel the FV Oyang 70 in Dunedin on 5 June 2007.
Read MoreThe Maritime Union of New Zealand is throwing its weight behind locked out hospital workers around New Zealand.
Hundreds of low paid employees of Spotless Services Limited have been locked out of their work. The lockout is now on day six.
In Invercargill, members of the Bluff branch of the Maritime Union have travelled up from the Bluff waterfront to join the picket lines at the hospital.
Read MoreThe Maritime Union of New Zealand has gone on the front foot in the Ports of Auckland dispute, saying the port company has badly mishandled the situation.
Maritime Union members at the Ports of Auckland voted to take two day strike action starting 2 October, after management started to make unauthorized payments into bank accounts.
Maritime Union of New Zealand Auckland Waterfront Local 13 President Denis Carlisle says Ports of Auckland management have generated a backlash amongst workers.
Read MoreThe Maritime Union of New Zealand has added its voice to calls for the removal of foreign-crewed joint venture fishing vessels from New Zealand fisheries.
Maritime Union General Secretary Trevor Hanson says he agrees with the common sense approach to the problem outlined by the New Zealand Federation of Commercial Fishermen.
Maritime workers at Ports of Auckland say their industrial action is about getting a fair share of the profit their hard work generates.
Workers at the Ports of Auckland will be on strike from 0700 hours on 2 October 2007 to 0659 hours on 4 October.
Maritime Union Auckland Waterfront Branch Local 13 President Denis Carlisle says that maritime workers are the engine driving the success of New Zealand’s biggest container port.
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