November 9, 2009

The Mari­time Uni­on of New Zea­l­and has elec­ted two new nation­al offi­cials in their three-yearly uni­on elec­tions.

The new Gen­er­al Sec­ret­ary of the Uni­on is Joe Fleet­wood of Wel­ling­ton.

A new Assist­ant Gen­er­al Sec­ret­ary of the Uni­on has also been elec­ted, Ray Fife, of Bluff.

The Nation­al Pres­id­ent of the Mari­time Uni­on, Phil Adams of Port Chalmers, was re-elec­ted unop­posed.

The Nation­al Vice Pres­id­ent of the Mari­time Uni­on, Garry Parsloe of Auck­land, was also re-elec­ted unop­posed.

The elec­tions took place in a postal bal­lot of all fin­an­cial mem­bers of the Uni­on which closed last Fri­day.

The new Gen­er­al Sec­ret­ary of the Uni­on, Joe Fleet­wood, thanked mem­bers for their sup­port and thanked all mem­bers who took part in the demo­crat­ic pro­cess of the elec­tions.