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No progress around health and safety at Ports of Auckland

No progress on health and safe­ty issues was made in an infor­mal meet­ing with Ports of Auck­land man­age­ment yes­ter­day, but the Union remains open to fur­ther dis­cus­sions around health and safe­ty.

Workers vote no confidence in Ports of Auckland Management and Board

A stop­work meet­ing of Ports of Auck­land work­ers today renewed calls for a change of lead­er­ship at their work­place.

Tony Gibson must go as Ports of Auckland CEO

It is not cred­i­ble, or moral­ly accept­able, for Ports of Auck­land CEO Tony Gib­son to remain in his job.

Maritime Union calls for Ports of Auckland CEO to go

The Mar­itime Union has wel­comed the release of the Auck­land Coun­cil com­mis­sioned report into health and safe­ty fail­ings at the Ports of Auck­land – and says its find­ings mean the cur­rent CEO must be removed.

Ports of Auckland health and safety report must be released 

The Mar­itime Union says the fail­ure to prompt­ly take steps to enable the pub­lic release of a health and safe­ty report at Ports of Auck­land should be the final straw for the Auck­land Coun­cil.

Maersk should be employing New Zealand seafarers for its new local service

An inter­na­tion­al ship­per is threat­en­ing the future of New Zealand coastal ship­ping by exploit­ing legal loop­holes.

Maritime workers welcome statements from Mayor and Minister on Ports of Auckland health and safety

The Mar­itime Union has wel­comed com­ments from the May­or of Auck­land Phil Goff and Min­is­ter of Work­place Rela­tions and Safe­ty, Michael Wood, that they expect major changes at the Ports when the new Auck­land Coun­cil-com­mis­sioned safe­ty report is released.

A letter from the Minister for COVID-19 Response

A let­ter from the Min­is­ter for COVID-19 Response Hon. Chris Hip­kins to all bor­der work­ers.

COVID-19 vaccination update

A mes­sage from MUNZ Nation­al Sec­re­tary Craig Har­ri­son

On The Case For Investing In Coastal Shipping

Over­all, it could only be a win/win out­come if ships and rail could be made to func­tion in uni­son to car­ry a good deal more of this country’s imports, exports and per­ish­able goods to and fro from the major port hubs.