Maritime workers stand strong on Ports of Auckland picket

A pos­i­tive upbeat mood and a sense of uni­ty and deter­mi­na­tion is present at the Mar­itime Union of New Zealand pick­et line out­side Ports of Auck­land today.

250 work­ers at the Ports of Auck­land con­tain­er ter­mi­nals are on strike for bet­ter pay and con­di­tions.

Mar­itime Union of New Zealand Auck­land Water­front Branch Local 13 Pres­i­dent Denis Carlisle says there is a sense of deter­mi­na­tion amongst strik­ing work­ers, with a high lev­el of inter­est from the gen­er­al pub­lic.