August 24, 2009

The Mari­time Uni­on has upped its indus­tri­al and fin­an­cial sup­port of Tele­com lines engin­eers in their employ­ment dis­pute.

Mari­time Uni­on Gen­er­al Sec­ret­ary Tre­vor Han­son says a nation­al meet­ing of Uni­on rep­res­ent­at­ives from ports and ships this morn­ing voted an ini­tial $10,000 to sup­port Tele­com lines engin­eers in their struggle for secure jobs.

Mari­time Uni­on mem­bers from New Zea­l­and ships and the water­front joined ral­lies in Auck­land and Wel­ling­ton this morn­ing along­side the lines engin­eers and oth­er sup­port­ers.