November 4, 2006

Mem­bers of the Mari­time Uni­on are sta­ging a protest today on board a ves­sel at the Ports of Auck­land.

Mari­time Uni­on Auck­land Sea­farers Branch Sec­ret­ary Garry Parsloe says the crew mem­bers star­ted their protest on the trans-Tas­man freight­er Rotoiti at the Ports of Auck­land Bledis­loe Ter­min­al at 7am this morn­ing Sat­urday 4 Novem­ber 2006.

He says the crew are draw­ing atten­tion to the fact that when the Rotoiti is with­drawn from ser­vice on 26 Novem­ber, it will be the end of the last New Zea­l­and crewed ship work­ing on the trans-Tas­man trade.