Category: Media releases

Maritime Union backs Tax Justice

The Mar­itime Union will be among offi­cial cam­paign sup­port­ers attend­ing the han­dover of the Tax Jus­tice peti­tion at Par­lia­ment Build­ings tomor­row Tues­day 16 August 2011.

Maritime Union has strong views on transport productivity inquiry

The Mar­itime Union says it intends to make sure a Gov­ern­ment inquiry into trans­port and logis­tics is not just about pro­mot­ing pri­va­ti­za­tion in the ports sec­tor.

“Time to lance the boil” in fishing industry shame

The announce­ment of a min­is­te­r­i­al inquiry into for­eign fish­ing char­ter ves­sels in New Zealand waters is long over­due.

Free trade deals a threat to New Zealand’s future

The Mar­itime Union has hit out at free trade deals after rev­e­la­tions that Chi­na was impos­ing sanc­tions at will on New Zealand dairy prod­ucts.

Maritime workers board Flag of Convenience ships in national week of action

New Zealand mar­itime work­ers will be going up the gang­way this week to check out ships fly­ing “flags of con­ve­nience” and ensure that crew con­di­tions, wages, and health and safe­ty stan­dards are up to scratch.

Transport workers mobilize as overseas rolling stock arrives in New Zealand

The New Zealand affil­i­ates of the Inter­na­tion­al Trans­port Work­ers’ Fed­er­a­tion (ITF) met today to dis­cuss their con­cerns with the arrival of KiwiRail’s new loco­mo­tives in the coun­try.

Government must improve offshore exploration safety

OIl and gas alliance unions are call­ing on the Gov­ern­ment to boost safe­ty mea­sures in the off­shore indus­try.

Spotlight goes on abuse of overseas crews

The pub­li­ca­tion of a report on the exploita­tion of over­seas fish­ing crews in New Zealand waters by the Sun­day Star Times today has “lift­ed the lid” on what is going on in the indus­try.

Maritime Union will campaign against Government attacks on workers

Changes in employ­ment law from 1 April 2011 are just the start of a broad­er attack on New Zealand’s soci­ety by the Nation­al Gov­ern­men­t’s right wing agen­da.

Reverse tax cuts for millionaires – and leave our public services alone!

New Zealand work­ers should copy work­ers in the UK, USA, Ire­land and France who have strong­ly resist­ed attacks on pub­lic ser­vices and work­ers in those ser­vices.