Day: 22 May 2009

Work stoppage announced for Ports of Auckland

Work­ers at the Ports of Auck­land have issued a strike notice in order to hold a stop work meet­ing between 12 noon and 4.30pm on Fri­day 5 June 2009 to dis­cuss employ­ment issues.

The Mar­itime Union of New Zealand announced the stop­page after medi­a­tion with port com­pa­ny man­age­ment about new work con­di­tions for union mem­bers to avoid redun­dan­cies took place on Thurs­day 21 May.

Mar­itime Union of New Zealand Local 13 Pres­i­dent Denis Carlisle says the stop­work meet­ing will bring togeth­er work­ers at the Port to dis­cuss ongo­ing nego­ti­a­tions around their expired col­lec­tive employ­ment agree­ment, which had been impact­ed by a man­age­ment plan to slash jobs.