Category: Media releases

Transport plan a chance to rebuild coastal shipping

The Mar­itime Union wel­comes the Government’s trans­port pol­i­cy, which was released today, as an oppor­tu­ni­ty to restore New Zealand’s coastal ship­ping indus­try and repeal sec­tion 198 of the Mar­itime Trans­port Act

Maritime workers back Ports of Auckland health and safety review

Mar­itime Union Nation­al Sec­re­tary Joe Fleet­wood says the Union has repeat­ed­ly called for a review of safe­ty prac­tices at all ports in New Zealand.

ITF unions meet to shape the Future of Work

Inter­na­tion­al Trans­port Work­ers’ Fed­er­a­tion (ITF) unions from around the world are gath­er­ing in Stock­holm, Swe­den for the first meet­ing of the federation’s new automa­tion work­ing group.

Maritime Union, Labour & Greens Call for Action on Methyl Bromide

Press releas­es were issued this morn­ing by the Mar­itime Union of New Zealand, and our allies in the Labour and Green Par­ties. They are reprint­ed below. 

Maritime Union mourns death of Wellington member

Union mem­bers and fel­low work­ers around New Zealand mourn the loss of a friend, col­league and com­rade who died yes­ter­day in Welling­ton Hos­pi­tal. 

Agreement reached with Lyttelton Port Company

Lyt­tel­ton Port Com­pa­ny and the Mar­itime Union of New Zealand have reached an agree­ment in prin­ci­ple, and all upcom­ing strike notices are with­drawn. 

Helen Kelly, friend and leader to New Zealand workers

The Mar­itime Union of New Zealand mourns the death of union leader Helen Kel­ly, aged 52.

Ratification of Maritime Labour Convention welcomed

The Mar­itime Union of New Zealand has wel­comed the rat­i­fi­ca­tion of the Mar­itime Labour Con­ven­tion by the New Zealand Gov­ern­ment.

TPPA opposed by maritime workers internationally

The Mar­itime Union has joined with oth­er Pacif­ic mar­itime unions to oppose the TPPA and oth­er so called “free trade” deals

Maritime Union concerned with reduction in ship inspections

The Mar­itime Union of New Zealand is con­cerned about the reduc­tion in mon­i­tor­ing of inter­na­tion­al ship­ping by Mar­itime New Zealand, the Gov­ern­ment agency respon­si­ble for ensur­ing a “safe, secure and clean” mar­itime envi­ron­ment.