Category: Media releases

Workers under threat from slack regulation of industry standards

The Mar­itime Union is warn­ing that New Zealand work­ers are under threat due to lack of reg­u­la­tion and enforce­ment of stan­dards in indus­try.

CMP lockout: Company bullies workers

The Mar­itime Union is back­ing locked out meat work­ers at the CMP plant in Mar­ton with finan­cial sup­port and a sol­i­dar­i­ty del­e­ga­tion.

Let’s back MMP on 26 November

The Mar­itime Union is back­ing keep­ing the MMP vot­ing sys­tem in the upcom­ing Ref­er­en­dum on Sat­ur­day 26 Novem­ber.

New Zealand should pull out of free trade deals

The Mar­itime Union says the Trans Pacif­ic Part­ner­ship Agree­ment (TPPA) free trade deal is a threat to democ­ra­cy in New Zealand.

Fishing charges for Oyang 75 officers point to industry wide failings

The Mar­itime Union says it will raise the sit­u­a­tion of the Oyang 75 fish­ery pros­e­cu­tions when it appears before a hear­ing for the Gov­ern­ment Inquiry into For­eign Char­ter Ves­sels in the New Zealand fish­ing indus­try.

Holes in official accounts of Rena’s seaworthiness

The Mar­itime Union has renewed calls for inspec­tion reports on the Rena to be made pub­lic and for clar­i­fi­ca­tion of what a Mar­itime New Zealand inspec­tion involves.

Ultimate responsibility for Rena disaster lies with the Government

The Mar­itime Union says that the respon­si­bil­i­ty for the Rena dis­as­ter lies with Gov­ern­ment and author­i­ties as much as with indi­vid­ual crew mem­bers.

Evidence that grounded ship Rena had “multiple deficiencies”

The Mar­itime Union is ask­ing that Mar­itime New Zealand release to the pub­lic any of their reports on the Rena after infor­ma­tion was uncov­ered show­ing the ship had mul­ti­ple prob­lems, includ­ing with its charts.

Port Unions Condemn Plan to Slash Jobs at Port Otago

The two main water­front unions have con­demned a pro­pos­al to slash 12 jobs at Port Ota­go.

Fishing inquiry must shine a light into dark places

The Mar­itime Union wel­comes the announce­ment by the Gov­ern­ment of details for its inquiry into the fish­ing indus­try – but we want real answers.