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Maritime Union backs Progressive workers battle

The Maritime Union is supporting locked out members of the National Distribution Union at Progressive Enterprises sites in Auckland, Palmerston North and Christchurch. Maritime Union General Secretary Trevor Hanson says the Union has committed itself to financial, practical and moral support for the workers and their pickets. He says the situation is a serious one because it showed how multinational corporates in New Zealand are determined to create a low-wage economy.

The Mar­itime Union is sup­port­ing locked out mem­bers of the Nation­al Dis­tri­b­u­tion Union at Pro­gres­sive Enter­pris­es sites in Auck­land, Palmer­ston North and Christchurch.

Mar­itime Union Gen­er­al Sec­re­tary Trevor Han­son says the Union has com­mit­ted itself to finan­cial, prac­ti­cal and moral sup­port for the work­ers and their pick­ets.

He says the sit­u­a­tion is a seri­ous one because it showed how multi­na­tion­al cor­po­rates in New Zealand are deter­mined to cre­ate a low-wage econ­o­my.

“It’s just a game for the man­age­ment who get paid fat salaries — and can afford full page ads — but it is the low paid work­ers in this bat­tle who are putting them­selves on the line to ensure a decent income for their fam­i­lies.”

Mr Han­son says low pay and casu­al­ized jobs are a seri­ous prob­lem in New Zealand, with many fam­i­lies strug­gling to pay for ris­ing hous­ing, trans­port and food costs.

“The Mar­itime Union offers its sol­i­dar­i­ty and sup­port to these work­ers.”

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