Ports of Auckland - Latest News [Page 7]
Application For Facilitation To Be Lodged Early This Week
Sunday, 15 April 2012, 1:40 pm | Ports of Auckland
An application to the Employment Relations Authority to start facilitation between Ports of Auckland and the Maritime Union will be filed early this week. More >>
Ports of Auckland Welcomes Move To Facilitation
Friday, 13 April 2012, 10:01 am | Ports of Auckland
13 APRIL 2012 Media Release Ports of Auckland Welcomes Move To Facilitation To Settle Dispute More >>
POAL Seeks Facilitation After Union Refuses to Negotiate
Thursday, 12 April 2012, 3:00 pm | Ports of Auckland
POAL Seeks Facilitation After Union Refuses to Negotiate POAL is disappointed by the results of today’s mediation with the Maritime Union. More >>
Two Day Mediation Underway Between POAL & MUNZ
Thursday, 12 April 2012, 10:02 am | Ports of Auckland
Ports of Auckland and the Maritime Union are today meeting for further mediation, which is set down for two days. More >>
Port surprised at MUNZ allegation
Wednesday, 4 April 2012, 4:36 pm | Ports of Auckland
Ports of Auckland is surprised by and does not accept Garry Parsloe’s statement about today’s mediation. The Port was focused and well prepared, and gains were made today. More >>
Mediation Positive, says Port
Wednesday, 4 April 2012, 3:10 pm | Ports of Auckland
Ports of Auckland today resumed mediation to achieve a Collective Agreement with the Maritime Union (MUNZ – Local 13). More >>
POAL lifts lockout notice
Friday, 30 March 2012, 12:55 pm | Ports of Auckland
This afternoon POAL announced it had cancelled the lockout due to start on 6 April, on the basis that the parties return to the bargaining table, and then use the facilitation process set out in the Employment Relations Act. More >>
PoAL: Resignation of Director Rob Campbell
Friday, 30 March 2012, 11:14 am | Ports of Auckland
Ports of Auckland Chairman, Richard Pearson today confirmed that he had accepted the resignation of Ports of Auckland Director, Rob Campbell. More >>
MUNZ workers accept pay from Ports of Auckland during case
Thursday, 29 March 2012, 5:35 pm | Ports of Auckland
Ports of Auckland today said 195 MUNZ members came to the Port this afternoon to accept the company’s offer of a week’s pay while issues around any return to work are decided in the Employment Court. The number was less than expected. More >>
POAL Comment Following Employment Court Hearing Today
Tuesday, 27 March 2012, 5:01 pm | Ports of Auckland
During an Employment Court hearing today, the parties agreed that the union's arguments regarding lockouts would be adjourned until 11:00am on Friday 30 March. This was after the union accepted the company's offer, which it had made in good faith, to ... More >>
POAL Comment Following Today’s Mediation
Monday, 26 March 2012, 5:08 pm | Ports of Auckland
Ports of Auckland Limited attended mediation today. The Company has again advised that any return to work of MUNZ members immediately is unrealistic and can’t be finalised until all health and safety requirements are met. More >>
Port Company Meets with Union Over Return of Workers
Friday, 23 March 2012, 11:27 am | Ports of Auckland
Ports of Auckland has today met with union representatives regarding the return to work of Maritime Union members who have been on strike for the past 4 weeks. More >>
POAL Issues Lockout Notice To Striking Workers
Thursday, 22 March 2012, 12:24 pm | Ports of Auckland
Ports of Auckland Chairman, Richard Pearson said that in the Port’s view the existing right to contract out must remain. “This existing right will be fundamental to the upcoming mediation.” More >>
POAL comment following Judicial Settlement Conference
Wednesday, 21 March 2012, 7:53 pm | Ports of Auckland
Ports of Auckland has been encouraged by the judge to return to mediation and is doing so in good faith. More >>
Ports of Auckland calls in police
Monday, 12 March 2012, 10:18 am | Ports of Auckland
Media Release Ports of Auckland Update The Ports of Auckland has called in the Police this morning to protect staff, truckies and visitors to the Port who have been stopped and confronted by MUNZ Union members who formed picket lines at Port entrances early ... More >>
Drake New Zealand & AWF Group Competitive Stevedore Partners
Friday, 9 March 2012, 11:02 am | Ports of Auckland
Ports Of Auckland Announces Drake New Zealand & AWF Group As Competitive Stevedore Partners Ports of Auckland announced it has signed contracts with Drake New Zealand and AWF Group following its decision to introduce competitive stevedoring at its ... More >>
POAL response to latest MUNZ strike notice
Thursday, 8 March 2012, 5:12 pm | Ports of Auckland
POAL’s focus is on running the Port and on implementing yesterday’s decision to get the Port up to the full productivity we need as soon as possible. MUNZ should now be focussed on the future of its members and be engaging constructively around ... More >>
Port to introduce competitive stevedoring
Wednesday, 7 March 2012, 9:52 am | Ports of Auckland
Ports of Auckland has today decided to introduce competitive stevedoring into its Fergusson and Bledisloe Container Terminal operations. More >>
No change on fundamental issues; urgent action now required
Friday, 2 March 2012, 5:04 pm | Ports of Auckland
Ports of Auckland says that the two days of mediated discussions have confirmed the parties’ respective positions, but there has been no change in the Union’s position on the fundamental issues: the Port’s ability to operate flexibly in response to ... More >>
MUNZ Threats to Shipping Company ‘Abhorrent’
Sunday, 26 February 2012, 10:55 pm | Ports of Auckland
MUNZ Threats to Shipping Company ‘Abhorrent’ POAL has been advised that the vessel operator Pacific International Lines Limited (PIL) was called by the Secretary of MUNZ (from a conference in Australia) to directly threaten the company that their ... More >>