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		<title>Job losses averted at Port Otago</title>
		<link>http://www.munz.org.nz/2009/11/19/job-losses-averted-at-port-otago/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:12:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Maritime Union of New Zealand says an agreement it has reached with Port Otago Limited is a "win win" situation that will prevent job losses.  
 
Maritime Union National President Phil Adams says a meeting of 150 cargo handlers held yesterday at Port Chalmers voted in favour of a proposal hammered out by the Unions and the Company.
 
Members of the Maritime Union of New Zealand and the Rail and Maritime Transport Union attended the meeting.
 
Mr Adams says the proposal will see no compulsory redundancies amongst the workforce.
 
"We believe the workforce will respond to the Company's efforts by continuing to ensure a high level of productivity."]]></description>
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		<title>Seafarers Scholarships available for 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.munz.org.nz/2009/11/11/seafarers-scholarships-available-for-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:28:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Four Seafarers Scholarships are available for MUNZ seafarer members, and children or grandchildren of New Zealand seafarers, for study in 2010 at University or technical institutes.

Details and application information for the scholarships is <a href="http://www.munz.org.nz/index.php/about-2/seafarers-scholarships/">available here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Maritime Union elects new national officials in union elections</title>
		<link>http://www.munz.org.nz/2009/11/09/maritime-union-elects-new-national-officials-in-union-elections/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:13:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Maritime Union of New Zealand has elected two new national officials in their three-yearly union elections.

The new General Secretary of the Union is Joe Fleetwood of Wellington.

A new Assistant General Secretary of the Union has also been elected, Ray Fife, of Bluff.

The National President of the Maritime Union, Phil Adams of Port Chalmers, was re-elected unopposed.

The National Vice President of the Maritime Union, Garry Parsloe of Auckland, was also re-elected unopposed.

The elections took place in a postal ballot of all financial members of the Union which closed last Friday.

The new General Secretary of the Union, Joe Fleetwood, thanked members for their support and thanked all members who took part in the democratic process of the elections.
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		<title>Unions unite in Ports of Auckland labour blunder</title>
		<link>http://www.munz.org.nz/2009/11/04/unions-unite-in-ports-of-auckland-labour-blunder/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:19:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Ports of Auckland has been put on notice from Unions that it will have to train its own workforce rather than fly in staff from other ports.

The port company wants to transfer skilled labour from Wellington and Lyttelton to keep up with work after 12 weeks ago laying off a substantial number of workers.

Maritime Union of New Zealand National Vice President Garry Parsloe says the situation is a result of the port company ignoring Union advice.

"They were told there were too many redundancies, and it would create a shortage of skilled workers. Now this has happened."

He says that the Maritime Union would only agree for Unionised workers being transferred into Auckland if there was a written commitment from the Ports of Auckland to train a sufficient number of its own workforce.]]></description>
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		<title>International maritime workers represented at Maritime Union 2009 Conference</title>
		<link>http://www.munz.org.nz/2009/10/27/international-maritime-workers-represented-at-maritime-union-2009-conference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a title="Standing ovation for retiring General Secretary Trevor Hanson" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21544064@N03/4059274575/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/2595/4059274575_c44e7010dc.jpg" alt="Standing ovation for retiring General Secretary Trevor Hanson" /></a>

 Maritime workers from around the world have gathered in Wellington this week as the Maritime Union of New Zealand holds its third triennial conference. 

The three day conference sets the agenda for the next three years of the Union and runs through to Thursday 29 October.

The conference was opened this morning by Leader of the Opposition Phil Goff.]]></description>
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		<title>Redundancy plan at Port Chalmers will be resisted</title>
		<link>http://www.munz.org.nz/2009/09/29/redundancy-plan-at-port-chalmers-will-be-resisted/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:11:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Union members at Port Chalmers are vowing to resist redundancy threats. 35 jobs have been put at risk after management announcements, despite Port Otago's ongoing profitability.

A full report is online here at the <a href="http://bit.ly/72FC2">Otago Daily Times</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Maritime Union thanks Sue Bradford for her support for workers</title>
		<link>http://www.munz.org.nz/2009/09/24/maritime-union-thanks-sue-bradford-for-her-support-for-workers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:54:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The Maritime Union of New Zealand has thanked Green MP Sue Bradford, who announced her resignation from Parliament today, for her support for workers and those without a voice in the political process.

Maritime Union General Secretary Trevor Hanson says Sue Bradford was a friend of the Maritime Union and all workers.

"Sue was a principle driven politician during her time in Parliament who was ahead of her time and who provided a contrast to many other faceless representatives."]]></description>
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		<title>Heavy trucking plan a &#8220;roadhog&#8217;s charter&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.munz.org.nz/2009/09/23/heavy-trucking-plan-a-roadhogs-charter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Maritime Union is backing Green Party calls for the Government to reconsider its push to put oversized trucks on New Zealand roads.

Maritime Union General Secretary Trevor Hanson says the Government is obviously not concerned at the extra deaths and injuries that will occur as a result on New Zealand roads.]]></description>
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		<title>Timaru port meeting resounding success</title>
		<link>http://www.munz.org.nz/2009/09/20/timaru-port-meeting-resounding-success/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 21:43:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a title="Audience at Port of Timaru meeting, 17 September 2009" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21544064@N03/3931014260/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/3432/3931014260_557a26e8ab.jpg" alt="Audience at Port of Timaru meeting, 17 September 2009" /></a>

Over 100 local people attended a Timaru public meeting on the future of the port of Timaru on Thursday 17 September.

The meeting was called by the Maritime Union of New Zealand following a decision last month by Fonterra to stop exports from the port of Timaru, which has resulted in a massive loss of work for the port.

Maritime Union General Secretary Trevor Hanson says the meeting was a success.
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		<title>Timaru meeting to defend port gathers steam</title>
		<link>http://www.munz.org.nz/2009/09/12/timaru-meeting-to-defend-port-gathers-steam/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 01:08:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today's Timaru Herald features the Timaru public meeting this Thursday 17 September as <a href="http://tinyurl.com/lhfpva">their lead story</a>.

<a href="http://tinyurl.com/lhfpva">Read the full story here</a>.]]></description>
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