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Government ferry decision a case of political steering failure

The Government’s U‑turn on pur­chas­ing new Inter­is­lander fer­ries is the pre­dictable but cost­ly out­come of flawed deci­sion mak­ing.

Maritime Union statement on grounding of Aratere

The Mar­itime Union says images of the strick­en Cook Strait fer­ry Aratere aground in the Marl­bor­ough Sounds are a shock­ing con­clu­sion to years of warn­ings about the age­ing fer­ry fleet.

Wellington Stopwork Meeting 8 July 2024

To all mem­bers of the Welling­ton Branch, please be advised the next SWM is sched­uled for Mon­day 8th of July 2024.

Rally Saturday 8 June – Wellington Te Whanganui-a-Tara

Thou­sands of job loss­es. Rolling attacks on Te Tir­i­ti o Wai­t­an­gi. No-cause evic­tions and sell­ing off pub­lic hous­ing. Cuts to our pub­lic trans­port, health and edu­ca­tion. It is clear — this gov­ern­ment has waged eco­nom­ic war on every­day peo­ple in Aotearoa.

Wellington Stopwork Meeting 10 June 2024

To all mem­bers of the Welling­ton Branch, please be advised the next SWM is sched­uled for Mon­day 10 June 2024.Time: 10–12pmVenue: MUNZ Con­fer­ence Room, Lev­el 1, Nation­al Office, Water­side House, 220 Willis St. Your atten­dance is wel­come, hope to see you there.In Uni­ty, Fiona Mansell (Fee)Mar­itime Union of New ZealandWelling­ton Branch Sec­re­tary

This May Day – stand up for your rights!

Wednes­day 1 May 2024 – 1pm – Auck­land, Welling­ton, Christchurch, Palmer­ston North

Former Port of Auckland CEO Tony Gibson on trial for workplace death in unprecedented prosecution

For­mer Port of Auck­land boss Tony Gib­son failed to use his “influ­ence, pow­er and resource” to ensure front­line work­ers were kept safe before a steve­dore was fatal­ly crushed by a con­tain­er, an unprece­dent­ed court case has heard.

Maritime Union National Secretary Craig Harrison resigns

Mar­itime Union of New Zealand Nation­al Sec­re­tary Craig Har­ri­son has resigned from his posi­tion as Nation­al Sec­re­tary of the Mar­itime Union of New Zealand

Ferry debacle means New Zealand is ‘steering blind’

The lat­est devel­op­ment in the fer­ry saga is a sug­ges­tion KiwiRail might exit the Cook Strait fer­ries alto­geth­er.

Government transport plan fails to provide economic security

The Mar­itime Union says the new Draft Gov­ern­ment Pol­i­cy State­ment (GPS) on Land Trans­port 2024–2034 fails to plan for a resilient and secure trans­port sys­tem, putting the New Zealand econ­o­my at risk.