Day: 22 November 2006

Industrial action on cards if job losses from Stadium

The Mar­itime Union of New Zealand says the Port of Auck­land is too impor­tant to be dis­rupt­ed by the pro­posed water­front sta­di­um.

Mar­itime Union Local 13 Pres­i­dent Denis Carlisle says job loss­es are a major con­cern if the sta­di­um inter­feres with the run­ning of Ports of Auck­land, and the Union would con­sid­er indus­tri­al action to pro­tect work­ers liveli­hoods.

“The Ports of Auck­land are ask­ing for guar­an­tees that they will not suf­fer any finan­cial loss from the sta­di­um project, and like­wise the Mar­itime Union will be seek­ing com­pen­sa­tion for our mem­bers for any loss of work.”