Maritime Union offers solidarity to Japan
The Maritime Union of New Zealand has offered its sympathy and solidarity with the people of Japan following the devastating earthquake and tsunami of 11 March.
Category: In the news
Solidarity with Pike River miners
The Maritime Union of New Zealand has offered its support and solidarity to the Pike River miners.
Redundancy plan at Port Chalmers will be resisted
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 Otago Daily Times.
Timaru meeting to defend port gathers steam
Today’s Timaru Herald features the Timaru public meeting this Thursday 17 September as their lead story.
Fonterra and shipping companies held up to scrutiny
The Maritime Union’s comments on the effect on ports of decisions by Fonterra and shipping companies have featured widely in the news.
TVNZ reports that “the Maritime Union of New Zealand is calling for national co-ordination of port strategy, arguing that Fonterra is exerting such power as a customer it is effectively rationalising the port industry.”
The Taranaki Daily News writes that “Zealand’s waterfront workers and seafarers have savaged Fonterra’s decision to drop Port Taranaki, warning it has the potential to ‘rip the guts out’ of the port” following a “a bombshell decision last week, the dairy giant said it would be railing Whareroa product to Auckland and Tauranga instead.”
Unions oppose increasing GST
The Council of Trade Union says a proposal to increase in GST would hit low income earners hard.
Port of Otago “near crisis”
The Otago Daily Times reports on the Port Chalmers situation as management continue to push unwanted plans.
Health and safety group – only bosses invited . . .
More news on why workers have not been invited to the Government’s health and safety discussion group – only corporate chief executives!