Port Otago workers launch “campaign of resistance” over mismanagement
Workers at Port Otago are going on the front foot in a public campaign to change aggressive management tactics which are threatening the future of the region’s export hub.
Category: Media releases
Business award for Ports of Auckland Board Chair must be returned
This week on Thursday 3 December, the chair of the Board for Ports of Auckland Limited, Liz Coutts, was presented with an Deloitte Top 200 award for Chairperson of the Year in recognition of business excellence and leadership.
Maritime Union demands tougher penalties for reckless managers
The Maritime Union wants managers and board chairs held individually accountable for workplace deaths.
Transport plan a chance to rebuild coastal shipping
The Maritime Union welcomes the Government’s transport policy, which was released today, as an opportunity to restore New Zealand’s coastal shipping industry and repeal section 198 of the Maritime Transport Act
Maritime workers back Ports of Auckland health and safety review
Maritime Union National Secretary Joe Fleetwood says the Union has repeatedly called for a review of safety practices at all ports in New Zealand.
ITF unions meet to shape the Future of Work
International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) unions from around the world are gathering in Stockholm, Sweden for the first meeting of the federation’s new automation working group.
Maritime Union, Labour & Greens Call for Action on Methyl Bromide
Press releases were issued this morning by the Maritime Union of New Zealand, and our allies in the Labour and Green Parties. They are reprinted below.
Maritime Union mourns death of Wellington member
Union members and fellow workers around New Zealand mourn the loss of a friend, colleague and comrade who died yesterday in Wellington Hospital.