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Maritime Union of New Zealand - Latest News [Page 25]

NZ maritime workers offer solidarity across Tasman

Thursday, 13 October 2005, 2:39 pm | Maritime Union of New Zealand

The Maritime Union of New Zealand says it will support the Maritime Union of Australia and the Australian union movement in their fight to protect the rights of workers. More >>

Maritime Union warns against free trade deals

Friday, 30 September 2005, 2:38 pm | Maritime Union of New Zealand

The Maritime Union says that free trade deals and recent GATS negotiations have the potential to introduce cutprice overseas labour into New Zealand ports. More >>

Department fiddles while crew members jump ship

Friday, 30 September 2005, 11:51 am | Maritime Union of New Zealand

The Maritime Union says the Department of Labour's stance on two Vietnamese fishermen who have jumped ship in Nelson is unacceptable. More >>

Fishing crews the victims of exploitation

Tuesday, 20 September 2005, 4:01 pm | Maritime Union of New Zealand

The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) says that crew abuse aboard the fishing vessel 'Sky 75' is an example of what a Government report has described as "little more than sweatshop conditions" aboard foreign fishing vessels. More >>

Brutality and abuse on board slave ships revealed

Monday, 19 September 2005, 11:31 am | Maritime Union of New Zealand

The ten Indonesian fishermen who jumped ship in Nelson on Wednesday 14 September 2005 were being treated "worse than slaves", according to International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) co-ordinator Kathy Whelan. More >>

Workers lives and safety threatened by Dr. Brash

Monday, 5 September 2005, 1:28 pm | Maritime Union of New Zealand

The Maritime Union says a return to 1990s style anti-worker policies under a National Government would almost certainly mean more deaths and serious injuries in the maritime industry. More >>

Shipjumpers a warning of things to come - Union

Thursday, 7 July 2005, 4:53 pm | Maritime Union of New Zealand

The Maritime Union says the discovery of shipjumpers working illegally in the Nelson and Marlborough vineyard industry comes as little surprise. More >>

Maritime Union calls for action on ferries

Monday, 20 June 2005, 10:34 am | Maritime Union of New Zealand

The Maritime Union says that it has had enough of cowboy tactics on the Cook Strait after further revelations of another potential ferry grounding that was narrowly avoided. More >>

Maritime Union backs action on bottom trawling

Wednesday, 8 June 2005, 12:50 am | Maritime Union of New Zealand

The Maritime Union of New Zealand is supporting the direct action by Greenpeace activists on the Rainbow Warrior against bottom trawling fishing vessels in the Tasman Sea. More >>

True face of our new free trade friends

Wednesday, 25 May 2005, 12:25 am | Maritime Union of New Zealand

The Maritime Union of New Zealand says the murder of a Burmese trade unionist is a shocking warning to New Zealand as it goes further down the slippery path of free trade. More >>

Pink Panther Plan won't solve ship jumping crews

Thursday, 19 May 2005, 11:19 am | Maritime Union of New Zealand

The Maritime Union says a plan by the Department of Labour to track down ship jumping crews by employing a private investigator is questionable at the least. More >>

Fishing industry report confirms worst fears

Thursday, 12 May 2005, 2:11 pm | Maritime Union of New Zealand

The Maritime Union says the release of a Government report into employment conditions in the New Zealand fishing industry has confirmed its worst fears. More >>

Freemarket fishing industry destroying marine life

Friday, 6 May 2005, 1:29 pm | Maritime Union of New Zealand

The Maritime Union says the recall of a 35-strong fleet of squid trawlers due to environmental abuse is part of a wider crisis in the fishing and maritime sector. More >>

Ferry company safety shortcuts not acceptable

Thursday, 5 May 2005, 1:13 pm | Maritime Union of New Zealand

The Maritime Union says attempts to sack the crew of the Cook Strait ferry "Kent" by employers Strait Shipping is driven by attempts by management to bypass new safety regulations. More >>

Maritime Union says the truth must come out

Tuesday, 26 April 2005, 8:12 am | Maritime Union of New Zealand

The Maritime Union says the suppression of a Government report into the treatment of fishing crews is starting to look like a coverup. More >>

Time to expose conditions of overseas crews

Monday, 21 March 2005, 11:37 am | Maritime Union of New Zealand

The Maritime Union says the weekend incident when a group of Chinese fishermen jumped overboard in Wellington Harbour should be setting alarm bells ringing. More >>

Maritime Union backs ferry investigation

Thursday, 10 February 2005, 1:56 pm | Maritime Union of New Zealand

The Maritime Union says it supports the Maritime Safety Authority (MSA) decision not to allow the interisland ferry 'Aratere' to sail until it was satisfied the ferry was safe. More >>

Lithuanian workers issue opens container of worms

Thursday, 3 February 2005, 2:55 pm | Maritime Union of New Zealand

The Maritime Union says the situation of Lithuanian workers in Lyttelton has opened a "container of worms" for immigration and safety issues. More >>

Overseas Workers Live In Converted Containers

Monday, 31 January 2005, 4:26 pm | Maritime Union of New Zealand

The Maritime Union is concerned that a group of overseas workers are living on the Lyttelton waterfront in converted containers. More >>

Maritime Union says foreign labour fears confirmed

Friday, 21 January 2005, 8:42 am | Maritime Union of New Zealand

The Maritime Union says that its fears about short-term casual labour being introduced into New Zealand have been confirmed. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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