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Reappointment of Tony Gibson to maritime industry board role a travesty

The reap­point­ment of dis­graced for­mer Ports of Auck­land CEO Tony Gib­son to a direc­tor posi­tion at Mars­den Mar­itime Hold­ings (MMH) is a trav­es­ty and an insult to the mem­o­ry of work­ers killed and injured on the job.

Government ferry announcement fails to launch

He says no costs were pro­vid­ed by the Finance Min­is­ter and the Gov­ern­ment was using com­mer­cial con­fi­den­tial­i­ty as a fig leaf to con­ceal how its deci­sions had led New Zealand into a very expen­sive dead end.

New Port Code could save lives on the waterfront

The Mar­itime Union of New Zealand says the new Approved Code of Prac­tice (ACOP) for load­ing and unload­ing car­go at ports and on ships could save lives and pre­vent seri­ous harm on the water­front.

Maritime Union welcomes conviction of ex Port of Auckland CEO Tony Gibson

Mar­itime Union of New Zealand Nation­al Sec­re­tary Carl Find­lay says the con­vic­tion brings to an end “an era of fail­ure at the high­est lev­els of Port of Auck­land which had trag­ic out­comes for work­ers, their fam­i­lies and their col­leagues.”

Rally – Our Ferries, Our Future! 14 November 2024

• 1230 Assem­ble Mid­land Park, Lambton Quay
• 1245 March to Par­lia­ment
• 1300 Par­lia­ment Grounds ral­ly and speech­es

International eyes on Cook Strait Ferry fiasco

The Inter­na­tion­al Trans­port Work­ers’ Fed­er­a­tion (ITF) Fer­ry Task­force is back­ing the call for the new Inter­is­lander fer­ries to be pub­licly-owned and rail-enabled.

War on the Wharves IX

War on the Wharves IX is com­ing home to South Syd­ney! The Mar­itime Union of New Zealand and ILWU Local 142 Hawaii will be join­ing the MUA to raise mon­ey for peo­ple doing it tough through our unique, inter­na­tion­al char­i­ty box­ing comp!
**LIVE STREAM WEDS 6 NOVEMBER 10.00PM NZ TIME**

Wellington Branch Stopwork Meeting 4 November 2024

Time: 10–12pm
Venue: Nation­al Office, 220 Willis St, Lev­el 1, Con­fer­ence Room.
Your atten­dance is wel­come, hope to see you there.

Vale Murray Sidaway

It is with deep sad­ness that we acknowl­edge the pass­ing of Mur­ray Sid­away.

War on the Wharves 2024 charity boxing

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