Maritime Union of Australia
News
Kiwi comrades back MUA offshore workers
MUNZ media release9 Feb 2010 The Maritime Union of New Zealand has congratulated the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) in its successful and ongoing campaign in improving wages and conditions in the offshore industry.
ILO delegates solidarity with US miners
8 Feb 2010 Support growing for locked out ILWU miners in Boron, California as 34 Pacific unions condemn Rio Tinto at Vanuatu conference today in the following declaration
International News
- Australia ACTU Paid parental leave ‘over my dead body’, says Abbott
- Global Transport workers reinforce commitment to organise women workers
- Australia ACTU Skilled migration changes on the right track
- USA Prospects for organized labor’s legislative agenda rapidly fading
- USA Obama's Labor Secretary Backs Employee Free Choice, Strong Enforcement of Wage, Safety Laws
- Zimbabwe Cops, state's spy agency main violaters of workers' rights: assault, torture union activists
4 Feb 2010 Crew on board the Hong Kong flagged vessel Mount Owen loading gypsum in the Port of Thevenard, South Australia threaten strike action unless their US$37,000 leave payments are made before the ship returns to China.
4 Feb 2010 Maritime workers demand government action on real security loopholes and stop witch hunt of transport workers.
3 Feb 2010 "Steve Knott (Mines and Metals) doesn't understand. He's talking about a view of productivity from the 80s when there were demarcations and people worked eight-hour days. The guy is a dinosaur, he doesn't understand the industry." - Paddy Crumlin, MUA
ITF Australia media release3 Feb 2010 Crew on Panamanian flagged vessel win wage justice after ITF blitz in Adelaide
3 Feb 2010 Global unions warn against international backlash to US miners lockout
Dean Summers2 Feb 2010 The International Transport Workers Federation in Australian as part of the Flag of Convenience campaign has launched a targeted inspection of South Australian Bulk ships calling it the ITF “Grain Blitz”.
1 Feb 2010 Major breakthrough for maritime workers as agreement reached with Total Marine Services
29 Jan 2010 Union claims methyl bromide link to deaths of four NZ port workers
28 Jan 2010 TMS Agrees to return to negotiation, MUA cancels 48 hour action in show of good faith
27 Jan 2010 "I'm Wood, I'm good and I'm here to stay"