Maritime Union of New Zealand

The Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) says productivity bonuses paid to Ports of Auckland workers who are members of MUNZ are a “positive sign.”

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The Maritime Union says workers at the Ports of Auckland have lifted container move rates at the port to record levels.

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The Maritime Union says it intends to make sure a Government inquiry into transport and logistics is not just about promoting privatization in the ports sector.

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The Maritime Union has called for a “productivity dividend” from employers to spread the wealth created by new technology in the workplace.

Maritime Union of New Zealand General Secretary Trevor Hanson says that the growing use of automated technology in the workplace could have harmful effects in a recession unless the profits were shared.

He says that unless the productivity gains of new technologies are distributed throughout society, especially to displaced workers, it would result in social catastrophe.

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