Day: 19 September 2007

Maritime Union says Ports of Auckland pay tactics have backfired

The Mar­itime Union of New Zealand has gone on the front foot in the Ports of Auck­land dis­pute, say­ing the port com­pa­ny has bad­ly mis­han­dled the sit­u­a­tion.

Mar­itime Union mem­bers at the Ports of Auck­land vot­ed to take two day strike action start­ing 2 Octo­ber, after man­age­ment start­ed to make unau­tho­rized pay­ments into bank accounts.

Mar­itime Union of New Zealand Auck­land Water­front Local 13 Pres­i­dent Denis Carlisle says Ports of Auck­land man­age­ment have gen­er­at­ed a back­lash amongst work­ers.