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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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 jobs, with [...]

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