Finance Minister Nicola Willis wants to replace rail-enabled publicly owned interisland ferries with ones that don’t carry rail freight and are owned and operated with some kind of privatisation.
We urgently need to tell her and her government’s coalition partners that the only option we will accept are publicly owned ferries that are rail-enabled.
They are our ferries. This is our future.
Sign the petition here!
https://www.together.org.nz/our_ferries_our_future
The Maritime Union of New Zealand was formed in 2002 when the New Zealand Waterfront Workers’ Union and the New Zealand Seafarers’ Union joined together. We represent waterfront workers, seafarers and related workers in New Zealand.
The Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) has welcomed the High Court’s decision to dismiss the appeal of former Ports of Auckland Chief Executive Tony Gibson, calling the ruling a major victory for workers.
Maritime Union of New Zealand Wellington Branch Secretary Fiona Mansell says the Union is deeply saddened after a passenger fell overboard from the Kaiarahi ferry in the Cook Strait overnight.
The Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) is voicing its concern regarding the welfare of underpaid seafarers onboard the vessel Vega (formerly the Aratere), which is sitting at anchor in Tasman Bay for over 50 days.
