Wharfies strike again – this time for a week
The industrial action centres on plans to contract out jobs at the Ports of Auckland.
Ports of Auckland has been handed notice of a 7-day full strike by the Maritime Union.
The week-long strike is due to start 7am February 24.
It’s additional to a partial strike notice, already in place, from February 15-22 during which wharfies will not work with containers moved by contractors at POA subsidiary Conlinxx.
The industrial action centres on plans to contract out jobs at the port. Maritime Union National President Garry Parsloe says the strike may be reconsidered if POA returned to the negotiating table.
Mr Parsloe said the annual report of Auckland Council Investments, tabled at a meeting of an Auckland Council committee today, contradicted reports of a “productivity crisis” at the port.
he protracted dispute is now in its fourth month and has seen five disruptive strikes and the loss of two major contracts to the Port of Tauranga.
The Maritime Union of New Zealand wants to protect outsourcing of port worker jobs and is mulling legal options ahead of proposed restructuring at Ports of Auckland.
Georgina Bond
Thu, 09 Feb 2012
Thu, 09 Feb 2012
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Wharfies strike again – this time for a week
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