Port of Napier Campaign 2007

Maritime workers are celebrating tonight after a successful resolution of the Port of Napier dispute in mediation this afternoon. Maritime Union General Secretary Trevor Hanson says the week long dispute had been about secure local jobs being preserved at the port. “We wanted shipping companies to be able to use stevedores where secure local jobs [...]

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The Maritime Union of New Zealand has claimed a major victory in its battle to save secure local jobs at the Port of Napier. The container vessel Canberra Express left the Port of Napier last night (Wednesday 19 December) at approximately 11pm with no cargo discharged after sitting idle at the port. Maritime Union General [...]

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Workers on the Maritime Union picket line at the Port of Napier were told early this morning that tens of thousands of dollars of solidarity donations were flooding in from around the world. A hardship fund is being set up to look after the workers, many of whom are casual workers, as they face a [...]

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The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions has backed the Maritime Union’s campaign to save 85 jobs on the Port of Napier, following a decision by the Hawkes Bay Regional Council owned Port company to change stevedoring contractors, without securing employment protections for the current workers. “The loyal, long serving dock workers on the Port [...]

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Over 100 workers have gathered outside the gates of the Port of Napier today to protest the loss of secure jobs this morning from 6am. Mediation between the Maritime Union and Port Company will take place this morning. Moves by the Port of Napier to contract out stevedoring work threaten 25 permanent and 60 casual [...]

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Joint statement: Maritime Union of New Zealand and Rail and Maritime Transport Union The Employment Court in Wellington today declined to put an injunction on possible pickets by workers at the Port of Napier as pickets loom over the summer. Moves by the Port of Napier to contract out stevedoring work threaten 25 permanent and [...]

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The Port of Napier faces industrial disruption and international union solidarity actions as local workers prepare to defend their livelihoods. The Maritime Union of New Zealand says management actions are putting secure local jobs in jeopardy and threatening the future of the port. A decision by management to contract out container stevedoring will affect around [...]

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The Maritime Union of New Zealand is stepping up efforts to secure the future of Napier maritime workers. The four national officials of the Maritime Union are arriving in Napier on Thursday 8 November to meet with Port of Napier Limited CEO Garth Cowie at 11am. The Port of Napier has awarded a container stevedoring [...]

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The Maritime Union is gearing up for national and international action to protect secure local jobs at the Port of Napier. Members of the Maritime Union employed at Hawkes Bay Stevedoring Services have been threatened with job losses after a container stevedoring contract was awarded to Mount Maunganui based stevedore ISO. Maritime Union General Secretary [...]

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The Maritime Union of New Zealand is stepping up efforts to secure the future of Napier maritime workers. The four national officials of the Maritime Union are arriving in Napier Thursday 8 November to meet with Port of Napier Limited CEO Garth Cowie at 11am. The Port of Napier has awarded a container stevedoring contract [...]

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