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Interview from On the Waterfront IDC podcast

In this pow­er­ful new episode, Jor­di Ara­gunde sits down with two lead­ers from the Mar­itime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) to dis­cuss the real­i­ties of dock work in Aotearoa (New Zealand), the his­to­ry and strength of their union, and the glob­al chal­lenges fac­ing mar­itime work­ers today.

Resist Government’s attack on pay equity and women workers

The Mar­itime Union of New Zealand has con­demned the Gov­ern­men­t’s attacks on hard-won pay equi­ty leg­is­la­tion, describ­ing these as a direct assault on the rights and eco­nom­ic well-being of women and all work­ing New Zealan­ders.

Serious concerns over Aratere ferry removal

The loss of the rail-enabled Aratere, a cru­cial link between the North and South Islands, sig­nif­i­cant­ly weak­ens the resilience of New Zealand’s nation­al sup­ply chain.

Port Unions welcome ERA finding on Lyttelton Port Company restructure proposal

The two main unions for Lyt­tel­ton Port Com­pa­ny (LPC) work­ers have wel­comed a deter­mi­na­tion this week from the Employ­ment Rela­tions Author­i­ty (ERA) that found LPC breached oblig­a­tions to the Unions and work­ers under the Col­lec­tive Agree­ments (CEAs) through a pro­posed restruc­ture of its con­tain­er ter­mi­nal oper­a­tions. 

Rail-enabled ferries a victory for common sense

The Mar­itime Union has wel­comed today’s announce­ment from Min­is­ter of Rail Win­ston Peters the two new Cook Strait fer­ries will be pub­licly owned and rail enabled, mean­ing that they can car­ry rail wag­ons.