May 22, 2009

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.