Year: 2023

Merchant Navy Day commemorated

On 3 Sep­tem­ber we com­mem­o­rate the sac­ri­fice of mer­chant sea­far­ers, the “fourth ser­vice”, in the two World Wars of the twen­ti­eth cen­tu­ry.

War on the Wharves VIII Live Stream

Since 2014 MUNZ and the MUA have had char­i­ty box­ing events on both sides of the Tas­man to raise mon­ey for char­i­ty. The MUA and MUNZ are tak­ing a com­bined box­ing team to Hawaii to take on ILWU Local 142 in a char­i­ty box­ing event in the true spir­it of inter­na­tion­al sol­i­dar­i­ty.

His­to­ry will be made by the rank-and-file mem­bers from the MUA and MUNZ rep­re­sent­ing both our proud unions along with rank-and-file mem­bers from ILWU Local 142 togeth­er we will have the first Pacif­ic char­i­ty fight night.
All pro­ceeds will be donat­ed to the Hawai­ian char­i­ty “Kids Hurt Too” who sup­port and care for dis­ad­van­taged chil­dren of Hawaii.

War on the Wharves 8 – Boxing 2023

MUNZ Rep­re­sent at War on the Wharves 8!
Hear from MUNZ Nation­al Pres­i­dent Carl Find­lay and some of the MUNZ con­tenders at this major inter­na­tion­al sport­ing event to be held 2 Sep­tem­ber in Hon­olu­lu.
His­to­ry will be made by the rank-and-file mem­bers from the MUA and MUNZ rep­re­sent­ing both our proud unions along with rank-and-file mem­bers from ILWU Local 142 for this first Pacif­ic char­i­ty fight night.

Fair Pay Agreements – an important message

If Nation­al and ACT are elect­ed Fair Pay Agree­ments will be gone by lunchtime. And yet Labour’s Fair Pay Agree­ments are improv­ing the pay and con­di­tions of some of our hard­est work­ing Kiwis: secu­ri­ty guards, hospo work­ers, port work­ers, ear­ly child­hood teach­ers, clean­ers, super­mar­ket work­ers. Vote for the re-elec­tion of a Labour-led gov­ern­ment, and join our cam­paign to save Fair Pay Agree­ments!

Te Ohu Tamaki Community Alliance Launch

Te Ohu Whakawhanaun­ga Tama­ki Makau­rau is a broad-based organ­i­sa­tion of over 40 faith, union, and com­mu­ni­ty organ­i­sa­tions, build­ing rela­tion­ships and work­ing togeth­er across reli­gious, polit­i­cal, cul­tur­al lines to have a seat at the deci­sion-mak­ing table on the issues that mat­ter to us.

One of the major chal­lenges fac­ing our com­mu­ni­ties is Hous­ing. Every­where we go, the hous­ing cri­sis is hav­ing an impact. Because of this, Hous­ing has become a core work­stream of our com­mu­ni­ty alliance, and we have agreed to launch our alliance with a focus on the Right to a Decent Home.

Election 2023

The 2023 Gen­er­al Elec­tion will be held on Sat­ur­day 14 Octo­ber. Make sure you’re enrolled and ready to vote. You can enrol, check or update your details online here: https://www.vote.nz/

Confusion and uncertainty casting a cloud on future of Ports of Auckland

The Mar­itime Union has warned how uncer­tain­ty around new pro­pos­als for Ports of Auck­land is a threat to the sta­bil­i­ty of the Auck­land and the wider econ­o­my.

Call for tougher regulation after rudder falls off log ship

The Mar­itime Union says there needs to be a tight­en­ing up on Flag of Con­ve­nience ships com­ing into New Zealand waters before there is anoth­er dis­as­ter.

Fair Pay for Westies!

Come along to join the cam­paign to defend Fair Pay Agree­ments in this years elec­tion.

War on the Wharves 8 – 2 September 2023, Hawaii

An inter­na­tion­al char­i­ty fundrais­ing box­ing event host­ed by the ILWU and fea­tur­ing com­peti­tors from MUNZA (Aus­tralian and NZ joint team!)