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Govt happy to talk Hobbits, but not trains
Wednesday, 20 July 2011, 1:34 pm | Rail And Maritime Transport Union
New Zealand’s unwillingness to back rail manufacturing is out of step with two recent developments in similar countries overseas, the union for rail workers says. More >>
Rail union slams KiwiRail Hillside jobs cull
Thursday, 14 July 2011, 5:37 pm | Rail And Maritime Transport Union
The Rail and Maritime Transport Union condemns KiwiRail’s decision to slash up to 44 jobs at its Hillside engineering plant. KiwiRail released its final decision today to 170 staff at the South Dunedin plant. The move is a direct result of buying ... More >>
Jobs cuts proposed on same day as overseas rail wagons roll
Thursday, 14 July 2011, 8:42 am | Rail And Maritime Transport Union
Jobs cuts proposed on same day as overseas rail wagons roll off ships in Tauranga More >>
Rail Workers Boycott CEO:Hillside Workers Announce ‘Work In'
Wednesday, 13 July 2011, 4:26 pm | Rail And Maritime Transport Union
Union members at KiwiRail will boycott CEO Jim Quinn’s national ‘roadshow’ when it arrives at Carisbrook in Dunedin tomorrow morning, staging a ‘work in’ at the Hillside rail engineering factory. More >>
Protestors tell government: keep jobs in New Zealand
Saturday, 9 July 2011, 3:22 pm | Rail And Maritime Transport Union
A big turnout at a Dunedin rally today demonstrates the public are unhappy with the Government’s failure to take responsibility for jobs and skills in this country, the union for rail workers says. More >>
Fight to Save KiwiRail Jobs Goes Countrywide
Tuesday, 5 July 2011, 9:37 am | Rail And Maritime Transport Union
Fight to Save KiwiRail Jobs Goes Countrywide: BOP Workers Vote to Picket Arrival of Foreign Built Wagons More >>
Union- KiwiRail Talks Back On Track, Public Rally Still On
Tuesday, 28 June 2011, 3:58 pm | Rail And Maritime Transport Union
The RMTU met with KiwiRail management today to discuss proposed 40 job losses at Hillside Railway workshops in South Dunedin. More >>
Hillside Workers Announce Public Meeting
Thursday, 16 June 2011, 3:14 pm | Rail And Maritime Transport Union
A mass meeting of KiwiRail Hillside workers has unanimously called on their employer and the Government to back them and the future of New Zealand railways. More >>
KiwiRail job losses could have been avoided – union
Thursday, 9 June 2011, 1:00 pm | Rail And Maritime Transport Union
Media Release: Rail and Maritime Transport Union (RMTU) Strictly embargoed till 1pm, Thursday June 9, 2011 KiwiRail job losses could have been avoided – union Proposed KiwiRail job losses in Dunedin could have been avoided if the government and KiwiRail ... More >>
Tell the real story behind KiwiRail’s safety record
Wednesday, 1 June 2011, 1:17 pm | Rail And Maritime Transport Union
The use of KiwiRail as a pin-up company for improved safety outcomes obscures the fact that worker participation was the key to turning around the rail industry’s safety record, the rail workers’ union said today. ACC Minister Nick Smith today ... More >>
Merit in discussing who should own Auckland trains
Thursday, 26 May 2011, 3:11 pm | Rail And Maritime Transport Union
There may be some merit in a proposal to transfer ownership of Auckland's new electric trains to Auckland Transport, the Rail and Maritime Transport Union said today. More >>
Manufacturing decline in Otago shows need to back Hillside
Thursday, 12 May 2011, 3:32 pm | Rail And Maritime Transport Union
Declining manufacturing in the Otago region should be a wakeup call to the government to support the local rail manufacturing and associated engineering industries, the Rail and Maritime Transport Union said today. More >>
New RMTU president
Tuesday, 10 May 2011, 9:38 am | Rail And Maritime Transport Union
Union members in the rail and maritime transport industries have a new leader, following the election of Tauranga port worker Aubrey Wilkinson to the post of National President of the Rail and Maritime Transport Union (RMTU). More >>
Workers’ Memorial Day: Mourn the dead, fight for the living
Thursday, 28 April 2011, 9:50 am | Rail And Maritime Transport Union
Today’s Workers' Memorial Day commemorations would be particularly moving, the Rail and Maritime Transport Union (RMTU) said today. More >>
KiwiRail must enforce local content provision in shortlist
Thursday, 21 April 2011, 12:39 pm | Rail And Maritime Transport Union
Rail workers are today calling for a firm commitment from KiwiRail that it will rigorously enforce local content provisions it placed in tender documents for the construction of Auckland’s new trains. More >>
Government Leadership Lacking on Kiwirail Procurement
Thursday, 14 April 2011, 4:54 pm | Rail And Maritime Transport Union
Rail manufacturing workers say KiwiRail procurement decisions are too important to the local economy for the Transport Minister and Prime Minister to wash their hands of them. More >>
Rail union condemns TranzCoastal service withdrawal
Tuesday, 5 April 2011, 4:14 pm | Rail And Maritime Transport Union
The Rail and Maritime Transport Union has condemned the decision to suspend the TranzCoastal passenger service. More >>
KiwiRail: stop shunting rail passengers on to buses
Friday, 25 March 2011, 3:10 pm | Rail And Maritime Transport Union
Rail workers say KiwiRail should stop paying for coach services between Christchurch and Picton, and resume the TranzCoastal passenger train on that line. KiwiRail suspended South Island passenger services following the February Earthquake, but so far only ... More >>
SOE overlooking local workers for loco engineering jobs
Wednesday, 9 February 2011, 3:08 pm | Rail And Maritime Transport Union
An Auckland railway worker says that KiwiRail should focus more on up-skilling local workers rather than recruiting overseas for their engineering jobs. Bernie Henare, chairperson of the Auckland Rail Branch of the Rail and Maritime Transport Union, ... More >>
No confidence in NZ rail industry and workforce
Tuesday, 14 December 2010, 1:26 pm | Rail And Maritime Transport Union
Rail workers say the decision by KiwiRail to send production of 300 new container flat top wagons to China is a further vote of no-confidence in the New Zealand rail industry and its workforce. More >>
