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Fate of electric locomotives announcement expected on Monday
Wednesday, 14 September 2016, 10:13 am | Rail And Maritime Transport Union
The union representing working people at KiwiRail is urging the state-owned enterprise to reject “dirty diesel” and re-invest in its electric locomotive fleet on the North Island Main Trunk line. More >>
Auckland railway operator fails safety test – union
Thursday, 17 March 2016, 9:40 am | Rail And Maritime Transport Union
The rail workers union is calling on Transdev, the company that runs train services on Auckland’s metro lines, to put safety first after a fatal shooting at Papakura Station last week. More >>
Rail Union Mounts Picket Over Health & Safety Concern
Tuesday, 8 March 2016, 9:03 am | Rail And Maritime Transport Union
The Rail and Maritime Transport Union (RMTU) is today mounting a picket at Dunedin Railway Station in protest at the continuing persecution and intimidation of one of its members for raising a genuine concern over health and safety. More >>
Rail union condemns ‘managed decline’ of rail network
Wednesday, 27 January 2016, 9:47 am | Rail And Maritime Transport Union
The Rail and Maritime Transport Union (RMTU) is concerned that KiwiRail is so strapped for cash that some lines are in a state of ‘managed decline’ at a time when the road transport lobby is demanding more and bigger trucks on our roads. More >>
KiwiRail must upgrade its electric fleet
Wednesday, 1 July 2015, 12:30 pm | Rail And Maritime Transport Union
The Rail and Maritime Transport Union (RMTU) is voicing its support for demonstrators who are rallying at the Cenotaph steps outside of Parliament calling for KiwiRail to reinvest in an electric fleet says RMTU organiser Todd Valster. More >>
Rail and Maritime Transport Union takes KiwiRail to court
Tuesday, 2 June 2015, 3:43 pm | Rail And Maritime Transport Union
After a Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) investigation found that Chinese engineers working on KiwiRail’s imported locomotives at the Hutt Workshops were probably not covered under New Zealand employment law, the Rail and Maritime ... More >>
KiwiRail fails the sustainability test
Wednesday, 8 April 2015, 2:22 pm | Rail And Maritime Transport Union
KiwiRail is failing to fulfil its environmental obligations says Rail and Maritime Transport Union General Secretary Wayne Butson. More >>
Government closes door on local businesses
Thursday, 26 March 2015, 9:27 am | Rail And Maritime Transport Union
New Zealanders will not get a say on the government’s decision to ratify an international agreement which removes the right to protect local jobs, says Rail and Maritime Transport Union General Secretary Wayne Butson. More >>
Lyttelton Port workers vote to escalate dispute
Tuesday, 27 January 2015, 4:26 pm | Rail And Maritime Transport Union
Members of the Rail and Maritime Transport Union (RMTU) at Lyttelton Port today voted to escalate their industrial action. Around 200 RMTU members have been operating an overtime ban since 17 December and today they endorsed a series of full withdrawals ... More >>
Port workers put safety first
Wednesday, 24 December 2014, 12:06 pm | Rail And Maritime Transport Union
Workers at the Lyttelton Port Company (LPC) have taken a pragmatic stance to ensure safety for workers and the environment, according to the Rail and Maritime Union. More >>
Lyttelton Port Should Negotiate and not Litigate
Tuesday, 23 December 2014, 12:39 pm | Rail And Maritime Transport Union
Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) should negotiate and not litigate, says the Rail and Maritime Transport Union (RMTU) after the port failed to injunct workers who walked off the job on grounds of health and safety on Friday night. More >>
Mediation Between Lyttelton Port and Union Fails
Thursday, 18 December 2014, 4:22 pm | Rail And Maritime Transport Union
The Rail and Maritime Union (RMTU) has opted to continue its overtime ban indefinitely after mediation with the Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) failed to progress collective bargaining. “There was no substantial shift in LPC’s position today ... More >>
Lyttelton Port workers begin overtime ban
Wednesday, 17 December 2014, 4:04 pm | Rail And Maritime Transport Union
Workers of Christchurch Rail and Lyttelton Port have begun an indefinite ban on overtime, according to the Rail and Maritime Transport Union. More >>
Britomart violence raises questions over rail staff safety
Monday, 15 December 2014, 2:42 pm | Rail And Maritime Transport Union
The Rail and Maritime Transport Union is raising serious questions over the safety of the staff on Auckland’s train network after violent incidents on Saturday night stopped services at Britomart Station and frightened staff and passengers at other ... More >>
Industrial Action at Lyttelton Port Looks Inevitable
Thursday, 11 December 2014, 2:23 pm | Rail And Maritime Transport Union
It is highly likely industrial action at Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) will start on 17 December with an indefinite overtime ban after mediated talks between the Rail and Maritime Transport Union (RMTU) and the port company failed to reach ... More >>
Lyttelton Port Workers Vote For Industrial Action
Tuesday, 2 December 2014, 4:10 pm | Rail And Maritime Transport Union
Lyttelton Port staff represented by the Rail and Maritime Transport Union (RMTU) this afternoon voted for an indefinite ban on overtime to commence on 17 December. ‘Our union represents more than 200 workers at Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC), ... More >>
Auckland move for KiwiRail health and safety team questioned
Thursday, 16 October 2014, 9:44 am | Rail And Maritime Transport Union
The Rail and Maritime Transport Union is questioning a KiwiRail proposal to progressively relocate its Zero Harm personnel from Wellington to Auckland. More >>
Union Not Opposed To Random Drug Testing at Lyttelton Port
Monday, 6 October 2014, 3:13 pm | Rail And Maritime Transport Union
The Rail and Maritime Transport Union (RMTU) is puzzled at comments by Lyttelton Port CEO Peter Davie that it is obstructing the introduction of random drug and alcohol testing on the waterfront ‘Mr Davie is reported in today’s Christchurch Press ... More >>
Union Slams Port Boss’s Pay Rise
Wednesday, 1 October 2014, 12:44 pm | Rail And Maritime Transport Union
The Rail and Maritime Transport Union (RMTU) says Lyttelton Port CEO Peter Davie’s 18% wage rise, taking his pay packet to $1.24m, is unjustified and inflammatory. ‘Lyttelton port has an appalling health and safety record, with three deaths on ... More >>
Labour Announcement on Future of Hillside Workshops Welcome
Thursday, 21 August 2014, 3:20 pm | Rail And Maritime Transport Union
Labour leader David Cunliffe’s announcement in Dunedin today that a government led by his party would re-open Hillside Railway workshops was welcomed by the Rail and Maritime Transport Union (RMTU). ‘Since the workshops were shut down in late ... More >>
