Day: 21 December 2007

Secure jobs safe after Port of Napier resolution

Mar­itime work­ers are cel­e­brat­ing tonight after a suc­cess­ful res­o­lu­tion of the Port of Napi­er dis­pute in medi­a­tion this after­noon.

Mar­itime Union Gen­er­al Sec­re­tary Trevor Han­son says the week long dis­pute had been about secure local jobs being pre­served at the port.

“We want­ed ship­ping com­pa­nies to be able to use steve­dores where secure local jobs could be achieved. Ship­ping com­pa­nies want­ed a solu­tion, we sup­plied one, and the port is back in action as of now.”