Maritime Union Of Australia (MUA) National Secretary Paddy Crumlin has welcomed news that Ports of Auckland has withdrawn its lockout notice and the unionized workforce can now go back to work.
Officials from the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) today reported from Auckland, where they are investigating Ports of Auckland Limited management's disastrous labour decisions an
International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) President Paddy Crumlin is in Auckland today for crisis talks about the future of Ports of Auckland Limited.
MUA members today presented the Sydney Children’s Hospital Foundation with a cheque for $27,000 that will be used to buy surgical equipment specifically for children.
Shipments from Port Hedland were delayed this month as tug crews undertook strike action against a local manager accused of sexual harassment, intimidation and bullying in the workplace.
Auckland port workers have won a court injunction against having their jobs contracted out until mid-May, but with no guarantee of being allowed back on the wharves.