Sentencing for Lyttelton port death
The Maritime Union has acknowledged the sentencing of Lyttelton Port Company for the 2014 death of Lyttelton port worker Brad Fletcher.
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Port of Lyttelton
Maritime Union notes guilty plea following Lyttelton port death
The Maritime Union of New Zealand has noted the guilty plea of the Lyttelton Port Company (LPC) to charges laid by Worksafe following the death of port worker Brad Fletcher in August 2014.
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No to privatisation – keep Port of Lyttelton in our ownership
The Maritime Union has repeated its warnings that the Christchurch City Council should not privatise key assets including the Port of Lyttelton.
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Vale Brad Fletcher, MUNZ Lyttelton Branch President
The Maritime Union is greatly saddened by the death of Maritime Union Lyttelton Branch President Brad Fletcher in a workplace accident on Thursday 28 August 2014. Maritime Union National Secretary Joe Fleetwood says the death of Brad Fletcher, a full-time worker at the Port of Lyttelton, was a great shock. Brad was a highly respected figure in Lyttelton and within the Maritime Union, and the Union would be supporting his workmates and family.
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Sorrow at death of Lyttelton watersider
Maritime Union calls for meeting with port employers and Government agencies to discuss health and safety concerns.
Read moreCanterbury earthquakes 23 December 2011
Our thoughts are with members and friends in Christchurch and Port of Lyttelton following today’s earthquakes. Any news please forward to us.
Read moreMaritime workers relief fund for Canterbury earthquake
The Maritime Union of New Zealand has started a relief fund to assist maritime workers and their families affected by the devastating earthquake.
Read moreKaikoura slip shows the importance of coastal shipping
The rundown of New Zealand coastal shipping is threatening New Zealand’s capability to deal with the social and economic fallout from natural disasters.
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