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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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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Nowhere to hide – new report from ITF campaign for seafarers rights
The Nowhere to Hide Campaign launched by the ITF Australian Inspectorate to expose the exploitation of overseas seafarers on foreign-registered ships has been busy!
MUNZ has been supporting this campaign and will be bringing the campaign to New Zealand waters soon.
ITF’s Nowhere to Hide Week of Action to be expanded to New Zealand ports as Inspectors stamp out rampant wage theft
MUNZ representatives recently took part in this ITF campaign and training in Australian ports. Many of the ships and situations of course also visit NZ waters.
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Ports of Auckland Dispute: Ten Years On
This publication commemorates ten years since the 2012 Ports of Auckland Dispute. It provides the history of the dispute in pictures and words, and was published for the special ten year anniversary events held by the Maritime Union of New Zealand in Auckland in October 2022.
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Concerns about crew welfare after seafarer lost overboard
The Maritime Union says that the loss overboard of a crew member aboard a bulk carrier Berge Rishiri is very concerning.
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New Zealand transport workers back P&O ferry workers after shock mass sacking
UK ferry operator P&O Ferries has moved to sack 800 UK-based seafarers and outsource their jobs to non-union, agency workers.
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Transport workers call for radical transformation to public ownership
Unions want transport to be supported by an energy transition plan, for a modal shift to publicly-owned transport, and for major investment in zero carbon transport infrastructure and services under democratic control.
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