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Ports plans now looking like a train wreck
Tuesday, 27 March 2012, 7:23 pm | Maritime Union of New Zealand
Media Release: Maritime Union of New Zealand Tuesday March 27, 2012 Ports plans now looking like a train wreck Today’s injunction stopping Ports of Auckland progressing its plans to dismiss and replace its workforce, combined with the company’s plan ... More >>
Mediation frustrating with Ports of Auckland
Monday, 26 March 2012, 6:56 pm | Maritime Union of New Zealand
Media Release: Maritime Union of New Zealand Monday March 26, 2012 Mediation frustrating with Ports of Auckland Mediation between Ports of Auckland and the Maritime Union today failed to reach agreement on a return to work of Maritime Union members following ... More >>
Outsourcing fishing observers role is dangerous for industry
Monday, 26 March 2012, 3:31 pm | Maritime Union of New Zealand
Maritime Union of NZ General Secretary, Joe Fleetwood, said today that the government is vandalising the New Zealand fishing industry with plans to contract out the fishing observers for fishing vessels. More >>
Auckland residents and businesses will be mortified by Port
Friday, 23 March 2012, 10:52 am | Maritime Union of New Zealand
Media Release: Maritime Union of New Zealand Friday March 23, 2012 Auckland residents and businesses will be mortified with lack of plan to get Port moving again Auckland residents and businesses will be mortified to learn the Ports may only be functioning ... More >>
Unlawful lockout escalates Ports dispute
Thursday, 22 March 2012, 12:05 pm | Maritime Union of New Zealand
Ports of Auckland workers are shocked to learn that the Ports have moved to lock them out of their jobs. More >>
Wharfies welcome Port undertakings to not contract out
Wednesday, 21 March 2012, 7:09 pm | Maritime Union of New Zealand
Media Release: Maritime Union of NZ Wednesday March 21, 2012 Wharfies welcome Port undertakings to not contract out Members of the Maritime Union were thrilled today that following a Settlement Conference with the Employment Court, Ports of Auckland ... More >>
Employment Court Stays Port Sackings
Thursday, 15 March 2012, 6:25 pm | Maritime Union of New Zealand
Advisory: Employment Court minute attached Please find attached a minute of Judge Travis, in the Employment Court in Auckland, regarding the Maritime Union v Ports of Auckland Limited, issued a short time ago. The parties are not able to comment ... More >>
Next step to protect secure jobs for Ports workers
Tuesday, 13 March 2012, 2:09 pm | Maritime Union of New Zealand
The Maritime Union has today taken further legal steps in an effort to protect secure jobs at Ports of Auckland. More >>
Mediation offers in Ports dispute warmly welcomed
Sunday, 11 March 2012, 1:48 pm | Maritime Union of New Zealand
Mayor, Church mediation offers in Ports dispute warmly welcomed The Maritime Union has warmly welcomed an offer of mediation from the Mayor of Auckland Len Brown, and the Anglican and Roman Catholic bishops, made publicly over the last two days. Today ... More >>
Simple question Maersk – were the navigation systems on?
Friday, 9 March 2012, 7:52 pm | Maritime Union of New Zealand
Media Release: Maritime Union of New Zealand Friday March 9, 2012 Simple question Maersk – were the navigation systems on or off? The Maritime Union says it is not satisfied with the response from shipping company Maersk over its navigation systems ... More >>
Rena-style navigation interference at play in Ports dispute
Thursday, 8 March 2012, 2:03 pm | Maritime Union of New Zealand
Lessons from the Rena disaster clearly haven’t been learnt, as new evidence emerges of deliberate attempts by shipping company Maersk to interfere with the navigation systems of two ships arriving into Auckland during the current Ports dispute More >>
Canadian steelworkers bring smelter protest to New Zealand
Thursday, 8 March 2012, 12:30 pm | Maritime Union of New Zealand
Canadian United Steel Workers (USW) officials Guy Farrell and Mark Matais are visiting New Zealand this week to highlight the plight of 780 locked out aluminium smelter workers in Quebec. More >>
Port Contracting Out Proposal Unlawful - Union
Thursday, 8 March 2012, 8:50 am | Maritime Union of New Zealand
Media Release: Maritime Union of NZ Thursday March 8, 2012 The Maritime Union says that the Ports of Auckland decision to dismiss its workforce is unlawful, and workers will challenge it. The Maritime Union has asked the Employment Court for a ruling ... More >>
Workers absolutely gutted with contracting out proposal
Wednesday, 7 March 2012, 10:23 am | Maritime Union of New Zealand
Ports of Auckland workers are absolutely gutted that management are pushing ahead with their contracting out proposal, and are calling on Aucklanders to join their public rally this Saturday to make a stand for secure jobs for workers. More >>
Union welcomes Auckland Mayor's comments on port dispute
Tuesday, 6 March 2012, 5:34 pm | Maritime Union of New Zealand
The Maritime Union has welcomed comments in the media from the Mayor of Auckland Len Brown supporting a collective employment agreement at the Ports of Auckland. More >>
Auckland waterfront picket scenes of laughter
Sunday, 4 March 2012, 8:06 pm | Maritime Union of New Zealand
Hundreds of Aucklanders gathered outside the Ports of Auckland today to support the cause of Ports of Auckland workers to defend secure jobs and family life. More >>
Ports of Auckland workers joined by supporters
Saturday, 3 March 2012, 3:50 pm | Maritime Union of New Zealand
The weather bomb that passed over New Zealand in the last couple of days has not dampened the enthusiasm on display at the workers picket line at the Ports of Auckland. More >>
Actions at New Zealand ports as Auckland dispute spreads
Saturday, 3 March 2012, 3:38 pm | Maritime Union of New Zealand
A picket has been placed on Centreport late on Friday evening in Wellington as a ship worked by managers and non-union employees at Ports of Auckland this week arrived into port. More >>
Maritime Union offer to continue mediation
Friday, 2 March 2012, 5:10 pm | Maritime Union of New Zealand
The Maritime Union believes that a small amount of progress was made at mediation with Ports of Auckland management over Thursday and Friday this week. More >>
MNZ media update – Rena #196
Friday, 2 March 2012, 12:41 pm | Maritime Union of New Zealand
The heavy weather event forecast to hit the North Island overnight and tomorrow is expected to bring heavy seas to the Bay of Plenty. The forecast is for winds gusting up to 50 knots, and sea swells of over 5m on Saturday. The weather is forecast to ... More >>
