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 could be [...]

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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 tough [...]

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London 15 November 2007: International Transport Workers’ Federation Dockers Section Committee Motion of Support of the Maritime Union of New Zealand

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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 Trevor Hanson [...]

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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 to out [...]

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