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Rail manufacturing decision idiotic

The Mar­itime Union of New Zealand says the deci­sion by KiwiRail to off­shore pro­duc­tion of rail wag­ons is an indict­ment on the Nation­al Gov­ern­ment and KiwiRail man­age­ment.

Too many workers losing lives in maritime disasters

The Mar­itime Union of New Zealand says that too many work­ers being killed or injured on over­seas ves­sels in and around New Zealand waters.

TPPA free trade deal should be dropped

The Mar­itime Union is call­ing for the aban­don­ment of the Trans Pacif­ic Part­ner­ship Agree­ment, describ­ing the free trade plan as a “sell out to glob­al cor­po­ra­tions.”

Maritime workers support student campaign

The Mar­itime Union is sup­port­ing the Save Our Ser­vices cam­paign by New Zealand stu­dents to stop vol­un­tary stu­dent mem­ber­ship (VSM) of stu­dent asso­ci­a­tions.

Solidarity with Pike River miners

The Mar­itime Union of New Zealand has offered its sup­port and sol­i­dar­i­ty to the Pike Riv­er min­ers.

Employment law changes will create backlash against Government

The Mar­itime Union of New Zealand has vowed to go on the offen­sive against employ­ment law changes pushed through by the Nation­al Gov­ern­ment.

Global mining and maritime unions meet in Auckland

Lead­ing inter­na­tion­al min­ing and mar­itime unions rep­re­sent­ing mil­lions of work­ers around the world are meet­ing in Auck­land.

Maritime Union concerned by methyl bromide decision

The Mar­itime Union of New Zealand has spo­ken out against the deci­sion to allow the con­tin­ued use of methyl bro­mide as a fumi­gant.

Maritimes magazine Spring 2010 online

The Spring 2010 edi­tion of the Mar­itimes mag­a­zine is now avail­able for down­load.

Seafarers Scholarships

Sea­far­ers Schol­ar­ships for 2011 study at New Zealand ter­tiary insti­tu­tions are now avail­able.