Members of the Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) ratified a new collective agreement with officials at the Ports Auckland, thus settling their long-running industrial dispute that goes back to 2011.
The union’s National President Garry Parsloe said a new collective employment agreement was passed in a unanimous vote at a stopwork meeting on Wednesday, February 18th.
According to him, the new agreement was a positive step for workers at the port and should ensure the continued success of the port going forward.
Parsloe expects for the agreement to be signed off with the employer shortly.
“It’s great to see that common sense has prevailed. This is a victory for the good guys,” International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) President Paddy Crumlin commented.
“There were rallies in Australia and around the globe including outside NZ embassies and consulates in support of the MUNZ struggle and it’s terrific that this dispute has finally been resolved,” MUA Deputy National Secretary Mick Doleman said.
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