October 14, 2008

The Mari­time Uni­on has announced its pri­or­it­ies for the 2008 elec­tion.

Mari­time Uni­on Gen­er­al Sec­ret­ary Tre­vor Han­son says the Uni­on wants to see the return of a Labour-led Gov­ern­ment to con­tin­ue what he describes as incre­ment­al but pos­it­ive moves to devel­op the mari­time and trans­port indus­tries.

Mr Han­son says the Mari­time Uni­on is strongly endors­ing the New Zea­l­and Coun­cil of Trade Uni­ons (CTU) elec­tion policy doc­u­ment, espe­cially regard­ing key issues such as wages, employ­ment rela­tions, health and safety, ACC, and trans­port.