Maritimes December 2022

Contacts

Auckland Local 13

Contents

National Secretary Report 3

Russell Mayn

021 760 886 Secretary russell.mayn@munz.org.nz Grant Williams 021 457 170 Assistant Secretary grant.williams@munz.org.nz Hector Thorpe 027 777 7163 President hector.thorpe@munz.org.nz

Whangarei

Contact Auckland

Mount

Maunganui – Tauranga

Selwyn Russell 027 4782 308 Secretary selwyn.russell@munz.org.nz Leanne Jackson 021 652 885 Organizer leanne.jackson@munz.org.nz

Napier

Greg Primrose 021 028 23167 Secretary greg.primrose@munz.org.nz

New Plymouth

Josef Zaloum 022 062 9049 Secretary

Wellington

One man’s fight shakes up the waterfront 6 Fair Pay Agreements 10 Next Generation – MUNZ Youth represent 12 Coastal Shipping Up and Running 14 Union Women in male dominated industries 15 International workers’ struggles 16 KiwiRail fine for ferry accident 17

A decade long struggle at Ports of Auckland 18 Ports of Auckland Dispute 10th Anniversary 20 Wellington Report 24 Lyttelton Report 26 Nelson Report 29 Napier Report 30 MUNZ supports Firefighters 31 Auckland Report 33 War on the Wharves Boxing Event 34 Union History 36 Obituaries 38

Magazine info

Jim King

020 483 6262 Secretary jim.king@munz.org.nz Fiona Mansell 021 573 244 Assistant Secretary fiona.mansell@munz.org.nz

Nelson

Holly Payne 021 773 485 Secretary holly.payne@munz.org.nz

Lyttelton Local 43

The Maritimes is the official magazine of the Maritime Union of New Zealand ISSN 1176-3418 Authorised by Craig Harrison, 220 Willis Street, Wellington

Editor

Craig Harrison 021482362 National Secretary craig.harrison@munz.org.nz

Editorial and production

Victor Billot 0224791786 victor.billot@munz.org.nz

Gary Horan

027 432 9620 Secretary gary.horan@munz.org.nz

Timaru

Maritime Union of New Zealand

National Office

Shona Low

027 327 1156 President shona90814@gmail.com

Port Chalmers Dunedin Local 10

Josh Greer 027 348 2692 Secretary local10munz@xtra.co.nz

Bluff

Ray Fife 027 4475317 Secretary ray.fife@munz.org.nz

Level One, Waterside House 220 Willis Street PO Box 27004 Wellington Wellington 6141 (04) 3850792 www.munz.org.nz

CRAIG HARRISON NATIONAL SECRETARY

National Secretary Report

It’s hard to believe that we are approaching the end of another year, with so much going on around our country and in our industry both on the docks and at sea, you start to lose track of time. The recent National Council meeting held in Auckland to coincide with the tenth anniversary of the Ports of Auckland dispute was one of the most successful and engaged meetings that I have attended recently. I would like to congratulate the delegates and the observers who were able to attend the meeting. There were numerous highlights for me but in general seeing highly engaged membership says a lot on where we are heading. The feedback from other guests who enjoyed the celebration was that they are all impressed with our members engagement.

Coastal shipping

The coastal shipping campaign has been a great success and as I write this report, we are hearing of more ships coming onto the New Zealand coast. This doesn’t mean we can rest. We now have to push for a National Ports Strategy that ensures these vessels have somewhere to go with a focus on shipping.

With the change of government in Australia we can explore with our comrades in the MUA the possibility of developing trans-Tasman trade with New Zealand and Australian flagged and crewed ships. This is not an easy task, but I believe it is one that we should seriously

consider given the nature of international shipping and the ongoing congestion issues, and the significant amount of trade between the two countries.

I congratulate our Seafaring members on the new Maersk and Swire’s ships as they have faced an uphill battle with the condition of the ships brought onto the coast. It is telling that one of the Maersk ships has been detained in Auckland with various issues that need to be rectified. These are the same ships that have been operating in New Zealand waters with foreign crews, sailing in substandard condition. However progress is being made by our members to improve this.

The current Government is finally starting to properly resource Maritime New Zealand. This potentially means better ship inspections and an improvement in the MNZ primary role of enforcing safety on vessels on the New Zealand coast. Unfortunately, previous Governments with their agenda of privatisation and deregulation underfunded important regulatory agencies in the past.

Seafarers

With the loss of the New Zealand flagged tankers our industry has lost one of the primary training platforms in our country. Our Union has been lobbying Government for support in training New Zealanders into seagoing roles on our coast.

Shipping companies operating in New Zealand must realise that while they are able to operate in New Zealand, they also have an obligation to invest in New Zealanders to ensure the industry has the capacity to grow and meet future demands.

Our Union is exploring ways in which current members who are required to refresh their tickets can do this with support, be it through some form of subsidy or study grant from a government agency, and also talking with shipping companies.

As new tonnage comes onto the coast, we need to Unionise these vessels. It comes down to old fashioned Unionism, going and talking with the crews.

MUNZ National Secretary Craig Harrison

Offshore wind

We will soon see the wind farm projects starting to develop off our coast. Our Union will develop a strategy to enhance employment in the sector and ensure New Zealanders are trained and capable of filling the various roles.

This will mean our Union looking at mapping the various roles in the industry and the qualifications required. We have already met with one of the providers and over the coming months we will look to sit down and further develop a relationship for the industry.

ISO Collective Agreement

Leading up to the National Council meeting our Union secured a Collective Agreement with ISO which will change the entire Stevedoring industry. It’s been interesting to see the response from other companies in the industry as they are starting to realize that change is coming.

All credit must go to George Lye and Mana who through their commitment to their fellow workers will bring some balance back into the life of Port workers.

I would also like to thank Auckland Branch Secretary Russell Mayn for the

hard work over the last four years to get us to where we sit today.

The commitment of Auckland members of our Union who saw the wisdom in committing substantial funding to run the legal campaign was essential. Without this sort of commitment we would have struggled to change anything.

It goes without saying that our lawyer Simon Mitchell has been a big part of our success not only with George and ISO, but also over the years in the fights at the Ports of Auckland and numerous others.

National Organizer

Leading on from the success with securing the Collective Agreement with ISO our Union has employed a National Organiser as we gear up to look to establishing a Fair Pay Agreement for our industry.

Some may have questions about this, but put simply if we are going to stop the race to the bottom happening in our industry then we have to establish a decent minimum standard and ensure no one is dragged down beneath this level.

Some employers will welcome such a move. It ensures good operators are not undermined by competition on the basis of exploiting casual labour and poor staffing levels.

The whole port sector is short of labour, as workers have seen it as less attractive compared with comparable jobs. The same exporters and importers complaining there is no one to load their cargo have often been the same voices demanding a race to the bottom in industry conditions.

I get sick of hearing from some managers and owners that we need more immigration to solve the shortages, as if migrants can some how miraculously live cheaper here than New Zealanders. It’s the same clowns that have got our country into the state it is in and we need to call them out for what they are.

On a positive note, we are starting to see some real growth within our Union on the waterfront and I am confident the strategy to employ a National Organiser will see our Union start to win back the

MUNZ represented at the Labour Party Conference, November 2022: from left MUNZ National Secretary Craig Harrison, Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson and Minister for M ori Development, Broadcasting and Media Willie Jackson

density that we previously had.

This won’t come easy, and it will take time to develop the relationship with these new members and educate them on Unionism – what it means, how it operates and how they are involved. Within our Union we will need a bit of tolerance while we sort through issues and educate new members.

Training

I am pleased to inform our members that in the New Year our Union will be sending Fiona Mansell (Wellington) and Jake Wilson (Lyttelton) to Australia to work with the MUA to build our delegate training programme.

A comprehensive training strategy will strengthen our job delegates and give our Union a strong and unified membership. A strong educated membership supports well educated delegates that have the confidence to stand up to any employer. Thanks to the MUA for this opportunity as it will strengthen our trans-Tasman commitment and help in developing our region.

Health and safety

Our Union has been involved with Maritime New Zealand and WorkSafe over the last couple of years as the industry deals with fatigue and the effects it has on workers. The industry has been under scrutiny as we saw the terrible situation of two successive deaths within the industry earlier this year. It has been disappointing that it has taken more loss of life to create change within the industry.

Our Union must not let the deaths within our industry be in vain. Our campaigning must be as hard as ever seeking change. My recent experience at industry meetings is there is a realisation that change is needed. It has been encouraging in the recent months to see all the major players come onboard. The recent announcement focusing on fatigue and outlining what good practice looks like will force our industry to change for all the right reasons. There will be substantial training needed within our membership, so they understand the reason for such a

move.

Our Union has been campaigning for a national safety standard in stevedoring and port operations. At this stage there has been debate at meetings facilitated by Maritime New Zealand in introducing structures to strengthen safety within the port sector. Our Union would like to see a Code of Practice (ACOP) established by the industry, similar to Australia. This will be a big bit of work that both our Union and the Rail and Maritime Transport Union (RMTU) are involved with. During the work on fatigue both MUNZ and RMTU have collaborated well on this project. I am sure this significant amount of work will see progress in the New Year.

Branch amalgamations

In the New Year our Union will have further conversations between Branches of possible amalgamations or closer collaborations. This will result in our Union making better use of the collective resources of our Union.

I would like to congratulate the Lyttelton and Timaru Branches on coming together and I am sure this collaboration will set the scene for further growth of members between both ports. Along with the amalgamation between Northland and Auckland, it shows how developing strong regions means we are able to deliver for our members.

In finishing I would like to thank our staff in our national office who get through all the work that is needed to keep a Union running and growing, also the work that our Communications officer Victor does to get our message out and keep our online presence up to date.

I would like to wish members, staff, veterans, and the local officials and organisers a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. As we lead into Christmas there will be a significant amount of work going on as we lay the platform for growth on the New Year.

Thanks again to all that contribute and make our Union successful.

TRAINING WILL STRENGTHEN OUR JOB DELEGATES AND GIVE OUR UNION A STRONG AND UNIFIED MEMBERSHIP.

BY REBECCA MACFIE NEWSROOM

One man’s fight will shake up the water

front

It’s taken four rulings from the Employment Relations Authority, three judgments of the Employment Court and years of stopstart bargaining, but George Lye finally has enough stability in his working hours to reliably pick his son up from school, take his car to the mechanic, and make a medical appointment.

by ISO became the norm on the waterfront following deregulation of the industry in 1989 and the hobbling of collective bargaining following the 1991 Employment Contracts Act.

A breakthrough deal

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Tauranga-based Lye is a digger driver with nationwide stevedoring company ISO Ltd, a subsidiary of ASX-listed multinational QUBE Holdings. Now 31, Lye started on the wharf as a 17 year old, and initially accepted as normal that his employment contract required him to be available for work 24/7, 365 days a year. Back then, the wages were better than most of his mates were getting in other industries, and his colleagues on the waterfront faced the same requirements to be constantly available for work.

But from November 2022, Lye – with his partner Mana Tamatea, who also works for ISO on the Tauranga waterfront – will work under a new collective employment agreement that provides a 12 months of certainty as to when he will and won’t be required to work.

A five year legal battle has resulted in a deal offering ground-breaking improvements in terms and conditions for waterfront workers.

But over time, he felt that ISO’s requirement for total flexibility was imposing an unreasonable toll on his life. Under the company’s employment contract, he and other workers didn’t know from one day to the next when they would be working. Lye would receive a text by 11am telling him if he had to be at work at 3.15 the next morning for a 12 hour shift. Having been told he had to work, that shift could then be cancelled at two hours notice, without compensation.

Although he was guaranteed 60 hours work a fortnight, there was no payment for making himself available at ISO’s beck and call. Nor was there any entitlement to regular hours or shifts.

Lye says the job made it difficult for him to be a reliable father. With a son (now 7) from a previous relationship, he couldn’t commit to doing the school pick-up or building a deeper relationship with his boy by having him to stay on regular days, because he didn’t know when he would have to work. It was impossible to plan anything – he couldn’t commit to family events, or regular involvement in sport. If he needed to get to the doctor or service his car he had to book annual leave well in advance so that he could make the appointment.

ISO insisted this level of flexibility was essential to its ability meet the demands of ship movements, cargo flows, weather and berth availability. According to the Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ), hyper-flexible work arrangements like those required

The deal includes a six-week revolving roster setting out guaranteed work days (four consecutive days of 12 hour shifts) and guaranteed days off (two consecutive days), as well as a meaty 10 – 30 percent increase in pay rates, depending on the task and skilllevel required of the role.

“It means I’ll be able to plan my life,” Lye told Newsroom. “I’ll will be able to say [to my son’s mother], ‘I’ve got these days off, I can pick [my son] up after school and drop him off’...That will make her life easier too. I was never able to do that before.” Father and son will be able to plan fishing and camping trips and sports fixtures. “None of that was even dreamable before,” says Lye.

It’s been a long and bruising slog to get to this point. In 2017 Lye bailed out of ISO’s in-house union, the Amalgamated Stevedores’ Union (ASU), and joined MUNZ. He and nine others, with MUNZ’s backing, filed a law suit in the Employment Relations Authority seeking a declaration that ISO’s requirement that they make themselves permanently available without compensation was unlawful.

Years in the courts

The legal challenge was anchored in a 2016 employment law reform introduced by the National-led government of John Key, which aimed to tighten up on zero-hours contracts that had become notorious in the hospitality and fast food sectors. The change meant employers could no longer demand workers be available for work without paying “reasonable compensation” for that availability, as well as providing some guaranteed hours of work.

In 2018 the Employment Relations Authority upheld the challenge brought by

Lye and the other workers, ruling that the ISO contract breached the zero-hours law (section 67D of the Employment Relations Act).

But ISO dragged its feet for the next four years, despite a series of emphatic subsequent rulings against it from both the authority and the court. As the court said in one of its three judgments on the matter: “ISO has refused to budge from the position it took nearly three years ago, even though that has been shown to be flawed.” In another of its decisions, the court observed that ISO “persists with this method of allocating work for a competitive advantage.”

By the middle of this year, the parties were still at legal loggerheads: MUNZ and Lye on one side; ISO on the other. By this time, the nine other workers who were initially party to the litigation alongside Lye had withdrawn from the action or left the company.

In June this year the Employment Relations Authority upheld a personal grievance case brought by Lye against ISO. The company was ordered to pay $22,500 in compensation for failing to compensate him for requiring him to be permanently available for work, and $15,000 for humiliation and loss of dignity suffered as a result of his inability to plan any aspect of his life with certainty.

During the years of litigation there were multiple failed attempts to negotiate a collective agreement between MUNZ and ISO. Eventually MUNZ went to the Employment Relations Authority last month with a request to have a collective employment agreement fixed – a rarely-used measure that can be invoked if there has been a breach of good faith and all other means of reaching a settlement have been exhausted.

The turning point

But in the end the authority didn’t need to impose a deal; MUNZ and ISO got there voluntarily, through negotiation. Having been at each other’s throats for years, the two sides reached the new collective agreement, with both agreeing that its terms and conditions were “ground-breaking”, not just for ISO but for a waterfront industry that’s struggling to recruit and retain workers in the Covid-era labour market.

As well as providing predictable work hours and better wages, the agreement

includes better management of fatigue –identified as a significant risk factor in the industry’s poor health and safety record – by incorporating improved downtime between shifts.

The turning point in the dispute appears to have come as a result of the intervention of ISO’s chief executive, Paul Cameron, a 35-year veteran of the stevedoring and logistics sector who himself started his career as a wharf hand.

Cameron says the only winners in the protracted dispute have been the lawyers, and after nearly three years of Covid disruptions that have savaged productivity and triggered a massive bleed of workers, a durable solution was needed.

When Cameron and MUNZ national secretary Craig Harrison finally sat down and talked about the dispute, they discovered a mutual respect.

Cameron told Newsroom that he found Harrison to be “an astute character, a watersider, and not a bad rooster”.

And in Harrison’s mind, Cameron deserves credit for “going out on a limb”

Above: MUNZ National Secretary Craig Harrison awards George Lye his Solidarity Award, Auckland, October 2022

THE PHONES HAVE BEEN RUNNING HOT FROM WORKERS AS WORD

to settle the years of litigation and deliver a contract that he says will rewrite the norms of work on the waterfront.

ISO’s Cameron says the need for better terms and conditions for workers had become critical, with around 25 percent of workers leaving the industry since Covid due to labour market competition from other sectors that don’t have 24/7 operational requirements.

He estimates ISO’s productivity has declined by around 20 percent as a result of not being able to retain and attract enough skilled workers.

The waterfront has “probably become one of the most unattractive job propositions in New Zealand”, says Cameron. In the past, wages in the industry carried a premium which ensured a good supply of new workers coming in, but that premium has been “eroded through competition for skilled and quality staff” from other industries.

He says the industry has operated on a “race to the bottom” competitive model, which everyone from stevedoring companies to shipping lines and exporters have been party to. “We’ve all played this game for many years,” he says, but there’s now an urgent need for longer term investment.

But Harrison says the phones have been running hot from workers over the past couple of days as word has gone out about the new collective agreement achieved as a result of Lye’s dogged legal battle.

The MUNZ national council has been meeting this week, and regional representatives will be returning to their ports with copies of the deal and a recruitment pitch to ISO workers: join MUNZ and get the benefit of the terms and conditions set out in the new collective agreement.

In the meantime, the ASU is bargaining with ISO for a new collective with similar terms as the MUNZ deal. Its representative, Ray Sayed, didn’t respond to Newsroom’s request for comment about the bargaining.

Cameron says he’s happy to work with MUNZ, ASU or any other union, and is neutral as to which one workers belong to.

AGREEMENT

Cameron thinks domestic exporters realise the game is up, too, having paid the price through demurrage charges when ships have been queued up at ports waiting for a struggling stevedoring sector to load and unload cargo. “It’s a cost everyone in the industry has to wear, otherwise we won’t have an industry. Our supply chain will continue to spiral down and costs will continue to go up for exporters and importers.”

The new employment agreement sets a “fantastic platform to recruit for future people that want to work in the waterfront, and that’s what we need to be able to compete with outside industries”, he says.

Wide industry implications

Across: The Maritime Union National Council met in Auckland on Tuesday 18 –Thursday 20 October. The National Council was held in Auckland to coincide with the Ports of Auckland dispute 10th anniversary commemorations.

MUNZ also thinks it creates a huge opportunity to win members from the Amalgamated Stevedores Union, whose officials are paid by ISO and which is disparagingly regarded within the labour movement as a ‘yellow’ (employer-controlled) union.

The ASU has around 700-800 ISO workers as members. MUNZ currently has just two - George Lye and Mana Tamatea.

But MUNZ also has larger ambitions. Harrison says the union plans to use the new ISO collective as the basis for a fair pay agreement that would cover the entire waterfront sector, which would force other stevedoring companies to provide the same rates, conditions and stability in hours of work. The controversial Fair Pay Agreements legislation is expected to be in force by the end of this year.

Cameron declined to express an opinion on the possibility of a fair pay agreement, describing himself as “on the fence” on the matter.

In the meantime, George Lye – who hadn’t previously been a union activist – is the hero of the hour within MUNZ. Harrison says Lye’s determination to stick with the fight for a better deal that will improve the lives of other workers is “the very definition of unionism”, and last night he was to receive a MUNZ ‘solidarity award’ in recognition of his efforts.

As Harrison puts it, “it’s like the Victoria Cross.. .I’ve been in the union since 1990, and he’d be the one person I could really say I could give the award to. It will change the whole industry.”

Above: George Lye and Mana Tamatea

HAS GONE OUT ABOUT THE NEW COLLECTIVE

GRAHAM MCKEAN (COACH) NATIONAL ORGANIZER

Port Organizing for Fair Pay Agreements

Kia ora koutou katoa,

The National Organiser role is a new position within MUNZ and has a primary focus on Fair Pay Agreements (FPA) and Delegate Training.

I am presently travelling around all of the ports in the nation to meet with port and stevedoring companies and most importantly Port Workers.

The discussions that I am having with all of these groups revolves around the new legislative changes on FPA’s, Port Codes of Compliance (PCC), and Health and Safety (H&S) with a focus on Fatigue Risk Management (FRM).

Fair Pay Agreements (FPA’s)

FPA’s are designed to set minimum standards of employment across the entire Ports Industry.

It will decouple any competitive advantage some employers gain from the low wage and reduced employment conditions business model.

The FPA concept benefits good employers, who offer good employment conditions, over poor employers, who offer poor employment conditions.

MUNZ has just recently settled a collective agreement with ISO that offers significantly increased wage rates, payment for employee availability, predictable Guaranteed Days

Off over a 12-month period, and a Guaranteed Workday.

This document will be the benchmark for the FPA bargaining in regard to General Stevedoring.

We are required to collect a thousand signatures of Port Workers who agree to have the union’s advocate on their behalf for an FPA.

The Port Workers FPA will not replace your normal collective agreement bargaining but will run in conjunction with it.

Please make sure that you have completed the FPA link at: https://www.munz.org.nz/fpa/

Port Codes of Compliance

(PCC)

Port Codes of Compliance (PCC) has a ‘tripartite’ working group involving Government, Businesses and Unions. The group is crafting a document that standardises all of the work practises on the New Zealand waterfront.

The focus is to make sure different Stevedoring Companies have a common approach to work conditions and there is no skimping on labour numbers and job processes.

This will support the work practices of good employers over those employers who prioritize profit over accepted safe labour numbers and work practises.

The PCC will also quantify the role that the Port Companies leadership have as the Person Conducting a Business or Undertaking (PCBU) as recognised in the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015.

In my travels I have met with Port Company leaders and there seems to be some difference of viewpoints on responsibilities around FRM.

This will be resolved as the PCC is finalised, but the fundamental principle remains – if it happens on your patch, you have the overriding responsibility.

The upcoming court case where Maritime New Zealand is prosecuting the former Ports of Auckland CEO will be seen as a precedent in this discussion.

Delegate Training Courses

During the course of my nationwide sojourn, I am also running Delegate Training Courses.

We have already held a number of highly successful events.

Underpinning these courses is the MUNZ investment in the membership’s knowledge is power premise.

I look forward to the opportunity to meet with as many of you as I can on this journey and to get a true feel of the heartbeat of our union.

Solidarity, comradery and strength.

Nga mihi nui.

Left: National Organizer Graham McKean (Coach)

Above: MUNZ New Plymouth Branch members at Delegate Training, October 2022

SHANAYA HUNTER

Next Generation: MUNZ represents at MUA Youth Conference

It has been a busy few months and it is fair to say us delegates and union officials are making up for lost time networking and building links since the pandemic has hindered that for the last couple of years.

Matt Hayward and I took 7 youth activists from across our MUNZ branches to Melbourne in August 2022 to attend the MUA’s national youth conference. The other attendee from Lyttelton was Sam Hand, our new local youth rep and Cargo Handler at the Lyttelton container terminal.

The MUA Youth Conference was an eye opener to say the least.

Our MUA comrades know how to build those all too important international relationships with the likes of the IDC (International Dockworkers Council), ITF (International Transport Workers Federation) and CFMMEU, the big Australian union that the MUA is a part of.

These events are how we build fraternal international relationships around the world at the personal level so we can all continue to fight, not just in our industry but for all of our trade unionists.

The biggest thing I took away is the how everyone showed the ability to put egos’ aside and work for the greater good of the members. Not to focus on tit for tat but to work on our solidarity and a united front!

We need to forget what happened a million years ago and make things work for our memberships.

Power comes in numbers after all.

I was amazed to hear of the relationship our MUNZ and RMTU women delegates who recently travelled to Canberra have built with our sisters across the ditch.

We wear solidarity on our shirts, we end our emails with in unity, but some of us need to get better about fighting for the bigger picture and our members.

These MUA guys and girls have proved time and time again that they have some crazy power on the waterfront and they are using the piss poor levels of health and safety in our industry as an organizing tool to fight against these massive companies on the waterfront.

They don’t let much slide and everyone plays a part in their

branches. They have stop work meetings with most members in attendance and invest heavily in their youth because they believe we’re not the future, we are the now! And someday soon we will have to take the reins and lead our union.

We heard from MUA officials Warren Smith, Adrian Evans, and Jaimie Newlyn and MUA leader Paddy Crumlin. They spoke on the results they got when they refused to unload a ship that was loaded by scab labour, and the delays that ship incurred right around the Australian coastline. They also picked on one of the worst ships on their coastline to target under health and safety which meant that across all branches they refused to unload this vessel. This vessel moved around the different ports as each branch refused to work it. This meant it had to go back to Singapore and be unloaded and the cargo loaded back on to another vessel that met the minimum health and safety standards. What a message to send!

Next up was Kyle McGinn who is a former MUA youth rep and now a Labor MP for the West Australia Legislative Council. This was new to us Kiwis. He talked about how much he hated being called a politician but it’s great to see someone sitting in Parliament getting our issues across. Kyle was lovely and a little rough around the edges and likes to occasionally drink his beer from his shoe. His comrades still couldn’t believe he’s a politician, but he’s worked at sea as a cook and on the waterfront and has our best interests at heart.

It was great to see an event that wasn’t too PC and we could all have a laugh.

We later heard about of their superior conditions MUA members have across the ditch in the waterfront industry.

8-hour shifts, no rolling 8’s, fatigue management, true time and a half on afternoon shifts and double time rates on nightshifts and weekends! 32 hour working weeks with the ability to make yourself available for overtime and to be able to bank those days for later. This was just the tip of the iceberg for some of these port companies.

Once Sam and I had picked our jaws off the floor we all headed out for our first rally. We had no idea what we were in for. We all piled on to buses and fronted up to the NOPSEMA offices in Melbourne.

NOPSEMA are the regulators for the oil and gas majors in the industry. The MUA Youth wanted to highlight the importance of NOPSEMA doing their job and forcing the Oil and Gas Majors to clean up their operations when they’re done sucking oil from the wells.

member goes without good gear, lanyards, stickers and banners. You name it. The employers hate it. I also noticed at every rally and for every other union striking there was always a MUA flag or banner in the background showing their support and solidarity. They also preach about how active they are on social media. They say read it and pass it on, share it, like it. Comment on other unions and branches being dogged by these big companies – just don’t do it on your own company and get yourself in trouble! Social media

They say Oil and Gas operators have had it too good, for too long. For years they thought they could cut the top of the rig and leave the rest under the sea where pipe and other materials would be left to rust away.

There have been claims that dumping materials and other waste on the sea floor is good, as it creates new homes for fish and other species to live in!

The MUA have put NOPSEMA on notice that they need to force the Oil and Gas majors to clear up the mess they intend leaving behind on our ocean floors.

We sent them a reminder by leaving a hideous 30 metre PVC pipe structure on the front steps of their building. Unfortunately on the day we were unable to make it up the multi storey building with this object as it wasn’t going to fit through the revolving doors, but I had no doubt the MUA members had something ruthless in mind.

Even though the MUA has struggled to keep their youth committee afloat during the pandemics and lockdowns, they couldn’t stress enough how important is to keep educating our youth and sending them to these events.

The MUA are fantastic with their image, branding and apparel for their branches. They keep it simple, but no

is at our fingertips and we need to keep up with the times. It was a fantastic opportunity to take the new youth activists to Melbourne, Sam from Lyttelton has come back with a staunch attitude, he’s now speaking up at toolbox talks and quoting a lot of union language. So that’s really positive to see. All in all, it was by far the best conference I have attended. It’s great to see us replicating a lot of what they do.

So thank you to Russell Mayn and Craig Harrison and our members for helping with this trip and to the other branches who sent some of their members along. And of course a big thank you to our MUA comrades for inviting us!

Background: MUA Youth Conference with MUNZ Youth Delegation represented, August 2022

Left: Matt Hayward and Shanaya Hunter, MUNZ Youth Reps

Above: Some Trans Tasman bonding at MUA Youth Social

PAT HARCUS BOSUN MAERSK NADI

Coastal Shipping Up and Running

After a lot of work we have now got MUNZ crews on two Maersk vessels plying our coast. This is thanks to the efforts of many union officials, including former Wellington Branch Secretary Mick Williams over a 28-year campaign and struggle.

This included attending meetings with previous Ministers and government officials, including the current Prime Minister, Deputy PM and Minister for Transport Michael Wood.

Maersk Nasha and Maersk Nadi are sister ships, built 2008, and Hong Kong flagged. Their container capacity is 2500 20-foot TEUs, and the crew numbers 16.

The Maersk Nasha crew changed on 22 July and Maersk Nadi on 27 July.

We flew to Auckland to join Maersk Nadi. Prior to entering the Ports of Auckland we were COVID tested. I had good thoughts about joining this vessel which had been achieved through the effort of MUNZ and others.

Stepping back in time, it brought back the memory of Kiwi crews walking up the gangway of NZ Aorangi and NZ Waitangi in the early 1970s after a lot of work from the officials at the time including Pincher Martin.

Once on-board Maersk Nandi we found an office where we could put our gear as the foreign crew weren’t leaving till the next day.

The issue was raised by me in regard to the Bosun being the mud pilot, the watch keepers will being doing the wheel and that the Bosun will be on the focsle tending anchors and mooring etc, and the Captain agreed.

After the meeting we worked out the watches and gear-man and got down to our duties until it was time to move to the hotel for the night.

The accommodation wasn’t in a good state, so Mandy Thorpe and Mal Streat (Cook) got to it and started cleaning the messroom, a great effort and by all making our cabins liveable. Just to note the crewing agent didn’t see any need for a steward but at negotiations Russell Mayn convinced them that there was a need for one.

We realise it may take a couple of swings to get it all sorted and up to our standards. We are prepared for that and accepted the conditions, that’s why it’s essential for vessel inspections prior to joining.

We need our members to man these jobs as we have fought for coastal shipping.

We also require a training scheme to get more young workers into our ranks and hopefully we can get a couple of trainees onto these new vessels, as older members will be retiring.

Just to finish there is a requisition list into the company as we don’t have TV, internet, Wi-Fi, and all fridges need to be replaced along with other shipboard living items.

We are on course here on Maersk Nadi, so don’t be shy members – these will be good jobs and we will make them better for future members. A great effort by crew in getting this vessel up and running.

Aboard Maersk Nadi, left to right, Mandy Thorpe, Ben Wilson, Lucky Peaufa, Richard Bagley, Mal Streat, Peter Torrance, Fata Tagiilima, Pat Harcus, and Andrew Copping (holding lifebuoy)

FIONA MANSELL ASSISTANT SECRETARY, WELLINGTON BRANCH

WIMDOI

Union Women in Male Dominated Industries

Many thanks once again to the branches and National Office for allowing six MUNZ women to attend this empowering conference held in Canberra from 12–16 September. Much respect and love go out to all the organisers for making this event what it is today.

The history behind WIMDOI is one many are familiar with regarding struggles, battles, persistence, and commitment required to make a conference like this a success. The WIMDOI Vision and Statement sums up what this conference is all about.

WIMDOI Vision: Women to be active Unionists and equal participants in male dominated occupations and industries and to enjoy the deserved wages and conditions achieved through collective action.

WIMDOI Statement: WIMDOI is an affirmative action initiative of the Trade Union Movement designed to encourage the recruitment and retention of women into male dominated occupations and industries and promote our activism in our Unions.

Below: MUNZ members in front of Parliament House in Canberra

Liverpool dockers’ victory

After a hard-fought struggle, dockers in Liverpool have won an industrial pay dispute against port operator Mersey Docks and Harbour Company Limited (MDHC).

Liverpool dockers downed tools and took to the picket line in September when their employer MDHC, which is owned by the UK’s second largest stevedore Peel Ports Group, refused to accept the workers’ claim for a pay increase in line with inflation – despite Peel making over £140 million in profit in the previous year.

The International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) and the International Dockworkers Council (IDC) welcomed the Unite the Union dockers victory in Liverpool.

“This is a tremendous victory not only for Liverpool dockers, but for dockers and workers around the world,” said ITF President and Dockers’ Section chair Paddy Crumlin.

“The courage and commitment of the Liverpool dockers to stand up and fight back against an employer that seemed to care more about their shareholders than their workers –during the worst cost of living crisis in recent history – will inspire workers everywhere to fight for pay justice and a decent standard of living,” he said.

IDC General Coordinator Dennis Daggett said “the Liverpool dockers are at the forefront of the fight for dignity and respect on the waterfront. Peel Ports’ initial offer disrespected these workers who have been crucial to keeping UK and global supply chains moving through the pandemic. The global dockworkers’ movement speaks as one voice today in celebrating this win and congratulating the workers and Unite the Union.”

Win follows concerted action

The win in Liverpool follows weeks of action at the port after the rank-and-file voted overwhelmingly to strike for two weeks from the 19 September 2022, and subsequent threats of job losses and false allegations about workers’ pay from Peel Ports.

Despite the threat of redundancies, the Liverpool dockers were rock solid in their determination to secure their wage claim and committed to further industrial action by striking for two further periods. Their motto throughout was ‘we came out together, we’ll go back in together and we’ll win together’.

Crumlin and Daggett acknowledged the tremendous global solidarity that flowed into Liverpool during the course of the dispute from longshore workers on the west coast of the US all the way to wharfies in New Zealand.

Australian court blocks controversial Svitzer tug lockout

Unions have welcomed a strong rebuke of Maersk-owned Svitzer Australia by the Fair Work Commission after the court blocked the company’s planned lockout of its entire Australian workforce in November. The world’s biggest shipper is being urged to return to the negotiating table to agree a new pay deal for its tug workforce.

Svitzer Australia, whose tugs secure the safe departure and arrival of over 75 percent of Australian trade, had announced the lockout earlier this week to rachet up pressure on the workers as part of drawn-out bargaining over a new pay deal.

The crew, who are members of three ITF-affiliated unions – Maritime Union of Australia (MUA), the Australian Institute of Marine and Power Engineers (AIMPE) and the Australian Maritime Officers’ Union (AMOU) – have been negotiating with Svitzer for four years to secure a successor deal to an expired workplace agreement, meaning they have gone without any pay rise in that time.

“We welcome this decision from the industrial court in Australia. But it should not require a judicial slapdown to remind a Maersk subsidiary that they cannot engage in such destructive, winner-takes-all workplace relations,” said Niek Stam, acting co-chair of the Fair Practices Committee Steering Group – the ITF’s highest meeting of maritime unions.

“When will Maersk rein in the lawyers and chest-beaters who are running their Svitzer Australia brand into the rocks? Tug crews are often called upon to be the emergency services of the sea – the first line of defence to rescue vessels in danger. But who will rescue the biggest shipper in the world from the idiocy of local tug managers tarnishing their brand?”

Stam said the Australian unions offered to halt industrial action until Christmas to allow negotiations to continue in good faith. The company’s response was the lockout.

KiwiRail Fined $240,500 for “Needless Accident” on Kaitaki

The dangers of loading heavy vehicles onto vessels are under the spotlight following the prosecution of KiwiRail and a towing contractor.

Higgins Towing Services (HTS) and KiwiRail were sentenced in the Wellington District Court on 17 October 2022 after pleading guilty to a range of charges relating to a 2020 injury on-board the interisland ferry the Kaitaki.

The Court awarded $58,000 in reparation to the victim, split between KiwiRail($34,800)andHTS($23,200).

KiwiRail was fined a final amount of $240,500,while HTS was fined a final amount of $174,000.

The injury occurred when the driver of a heavy vehicle he had just driven aboard the ferry, left it to head towards the exit.

At that time, another truck was being driven into the same lane. As the truck moved forward and the space available reduced, the man became pinned between two trucks for about a minute.

The man suffered rib fractures and remained in hospital for three nights.

Maritime New Zealand Investigations Manager Pete Dwen says both organisations contributed to the incident through inadequate inductions and failing to develop and implement correct standard operating procedures.

“This was a needless accident, and should never have occurred.

“KiwiRail failed to provide a safe working environment by not having appropriate Standard Operating Procedures to address the risks of moving trucks, failing to make sure workers follow existing procedures and not properly inducting external contractors like those from HTS,” he says.

KiwiRail’s processes and HTS’s induction and training videos state HTS employees should always remain under the control of KiwiRail personnel when loading trucks on the Interislander ferries.

“This did not occur on this occasion, and there were serious consequences. If there was better collaboration between KiwiRail and HTS, in their training and processes, it is highly likely the incident could have been avoided.

“We know across ports and on vessels around New Zealand, companies are constantly working together, and this is a big reminder for them to work collaboratively and to brief external contractors of safety processes,” Pete Dwen says.

Maritime NZ investigators also found footage of personnel and members of the public walking around the Kaitaki alongside moving vehicles.

“While we understand people need to move from their vehicles to the seating areas/ lounges; having to move past a working area can be very dangerous,” Pete Dwen says.

Kiwirail and HTS also pleaded guilty to charges of failing to notify Maritime New Zealand of the incident as soon as possible, and KiwiRail to a further charge of failing to preserve the scene of the incident.

CRAIG HARRISON NATIONAL SECRETARY

A decade long struggle at Ports of Auckland

Ports of Auckland management announced on 7 March 2012 that they would make around 300 workers at the port redundant in order to contract out and casualize their jobs.

This move followed months of negotiations, a lock out and strike actions as the Maritime Union mobilized to defend jobs and conditions. A co-ordinated campaign to undermine organized labour was underway, linking Government, port managers and bottom feeding right wing spin doctors.

The following Saturday 10 March 2012, Maritime Union members at Ports of Auckland and thousands of their supporters marched on the Auckland waterfront to the gates of the Ports.

However, management had over-reached as the Employment Court found that their attempt to sack their way to victory rather than negotiate was unlawful.

Only a few weeks later, on Thursday 5 April 2012, Maritime Union of New Zealand Local 13 members ‘took back the port’ and walked in the gates of Ports of Auckland to resume their jobs.

The contracting out agenda had ground to a halt. A major part of the employer’s agenda lay in ruins.

The battle may have been over but the war was not. The following decade would be a tough grind of attrition as port management engaged in ongoing attempts to undermine safe working practices through speed ups and so-called “productivity.”

There was the promotion of an in-house association to split the workforce. MUNZ members were disadvantaged and treated unfairly.

There were several deaths at the Ports, including two workers and one member of the public. A massive automation project was

begun in 2016, that rapidly ran into ongoing technical problems and cost overruns.

Conflict started to grow between senior management and the Board, and their owners Auckland City, who repeatedly failed to rein in the empire building tendencies. There were also major debates about the future of the Ports as the level of freight increases in the northern North Island.

However one of the side effects of the COVID pandemic that arrived in 2020 was to expose the weaknesses of management strategy at POAL.

As congestion at the Ports increased, poor decision making led to worse outcomes. The company laid off valuable staff in expectation of a downturn in trade, but as we know the opposite happened and the Ports found itself severely understaffed.

Staff shortages contributed to the freight backlog and created huge problems for local industry.

2021 was a year of massive change at POAL.

Following the release of a damning report into health and safety at the port, in March 2021, workers at the Ports passed a vote of no confidence in the CEO and Board.

In May 2021, CEO Tony Gibson resigned. Mr Gibson is now awaiting trial for charges brought by Maritime New Zealand under health and safety laws.

So ended a very unhappy time at Ports of Auckland.

In the last 18 months there have been huge changes.

A new CEO has been appointed and has committed to working with the Union. There has been a clean out of the Board with new board members having a better understanding of the port industry.

Across: Ports in a Storm

Rod Emmerson

Health and safety has been given clear priority. The Government has pushed forward a number of measures to improve health and safety practices at Ports.

The big news for 2022 was the announcement of the cancellation of the automation project at Ports of Auckland.

This was the right decision but it is now important a full review of the multi-million debacle uncovers how a high risk plan was allowed to proceed and continue despite numerous warning signs.

Ports of Auckland is now recovering and employing new staff to cater for the ongoing growth in trade. We can add the good news that an unprecedented turnaround in New Zealand coastal shipping has come about, driven by good Government policy and leadership from the Minister of Transport Michael Wood. More New Zealand crews will now be moving some of this new cargo on the New Zealand coast.

Most telling, MUNZ membership numbers have returned to a density and level which shows Ports of Auckland is now a Union port – a MUNZ port.

The anti-union agenda of the 2010–2021 period has now ended. It was an extremely

costly exercise. The cost was both financial and human. Many good people left the Ports due to the negative atmosphere over this time. Many who remained faced ongoing stress and aggressive management tactics.

Thanks to the support of families and friends, the people of Auckland and local representatives, and workers and their unions throughout New Zealand, secure jobs and public ownership were preserved at the Ports of Auckland. We remember the key role played by the then NZ Council of Trade Unions President Helen Kelly.

A special mention must be made of the international support co-ordinated by the ITF. The presence and support of the global family of dockworkers and transport workers was a massive boost to our campaign. The list is long but includes the support of the MUA, ETU, ILWU, and affiliates throughout the world.

Thank you for your support and solidarity. We couldn’t have done it without you.

Last of all, thanks to the officials and rank and file members at Ports of Auckland who stood strong under difficult circumstances. In the end, our cause prevailed.

PORTS OF AUCKLAND DISPUTE 10TH ANNIVERSARY, AUCKLAND, OCTOBER 2022

On Thursday 20 October 2022, the 10th anniversary of the Ports of Auckland dispute was marked with a dinner and presentation ceremony at the Maritime Club in Auckland.

Over a hundred guests were hosted by MUNZ national officers and the MUNZ Auckland Branch Local 13, and enjoyed a convivial evening with memorable speeches and good company, MC’ed by MUNZ National Organizer Graham McKean (Coach.)

These guests represented the Unions and individuals who had offered support and solidarity during the hard times of the dispute. Now, after a long struggle, the cause of the Maritime Union

and members at Ports of Auckland had been vindicated and it was time to say “Thank you”.

The Board and Management responsible for the attacks on workers are gone, the automation project has been quietly abandoned, health and safety issues are being addressed, a new Agreement has been ratified, and membership density for MUNZ at the Ports is back up to the levels of the past. As the commemorative dog tags presented to friends and members of the Union who went through the Dispute are embossed: “Unbroken.”

Guests of MUNZ represented at the celebration included:

International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF)

International Dockworkers’ Council

International Longshore and Warehouse Union

Maritime Union of Australia

Maritime Union of Australia (Sydney Branch)

Maritime Union of Australia (Victoria Branch)

Maritime Union of Australia (Queensland Branch)

Maritime Union of Australia (West Australia Branch)

Electrical Trades Union (Australia – Queensland/NT)

New Zealand Council of Trade Unions

AWUNZ

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Meat Workers Union UNITE Rail and Maritime Transport Union

Pulp and Paper Workers Union

Carol Beaumont Darien Fenton

Denise Roche

Simon Mitchell

Jeremy Lynch

Peter Cranney Hazel Armstrong

Councillor Mike Lee

A number of apologies were received, including Minister of Transport Michael Wood, who was engaged in Parliamentary Business that evening.

Left: Members & Guests

Above: ILWU Local 23 President Jared Faker (centre) representing the ILWU receives a solidarity presentation from MUNZ National Secretary Craig Harrison (left) and Maritime Union of New Zealand National President Carl Findlay

Previous page, clockwise from Top Left:

MUNZ Auckland Branch Local 13 Secretary Russell Mayn (left) with long serving lawyer Simon Mitchell

New Zealand Council of Trade Unions President Richard Wagstaff (right) receives a MUNZ presentation from Craig Harrison

Husband Family members

MC Graham McKean (Coach)

MUA West Australia Deputy Secretary Doug Heath (left) and State Secretary Will Tracey (right) hand over a presentation to MUNZ National Secretary Craig Harrison

Maritime Union of New Zealand National President Carl Findlay, Maritime Union of Australia Deputy National Secretary Warren Smith, Maritime Union of New Zealand Auckland Branch Local 13 Secretary Russell Mayn

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ETU (Electrical Trades Union) Delegation from Queensland present a solidarity banner

MUNZ Assistant National Secretary Ray Fife (left) with MUA Queensland Deputy Secretary Brad Dunn (centre) and MUA West Australia Deputy Secretary Doug Heath (right)

From left, Maritimes

editor Victor Billot, ITF Asia Pacific Dockers Organizer Paul McAleer, MUNZ life member Mick Williams, MUA Sydney Branch Secretary Paul Keating

Wellington

KiwiRail

High Season Recruitment Drive (Catering Attendants)

An issue was raised at the Bi-Monthly Meeting by Fee Mansell with regards to the remuneration package (hourly rate) which enticed new applicants to apply and for a position with KR-IIL.

The advertisement on the website and other media stated the hourly rate was $28.70 per hour. This was everyone’s belief until they received their letters of offer, which stated the annual salary was $57,828. This worked out to be $23.97, some $4.73 short per hour.

Our new members contacted Fee expressing their disappointment and how they were very upset over the incorrect hourly rate advertised. Some but not all new employees took KR-IIL’s job offer based on what they were told at interviews and what was advertised being $28.70.

KR-IIL expressed to us they would investigate this matter, then came back to Fee and said their recruiting agency had made a blunder. The hourly rate should never have been advertised, but only the first-year annual salary.

KR-IIL have informed us they have contacted all new employees and apologised for this error.

Based on all the information we now know, the next step is for Fee to contact our lawyers to find out if there is any recourse for those who took their new positions based on the rate advertised.

MUNZ & IIL Bi-Monthly Meeting 21 November 2022

Recruitment: Seeking 29 AB’s in total. Samoa and Kiribati recruitment going OK. Philippines on hold due to government requirements.

Summer recruitment: Doing OK. 160 is the target. Using an external agency to undertake the process and looking to recruit to cover sickness and leave etc.

KiwiRail – IIL General Update Aratere

In layup, no break till February/March 2023 Kaitaki

Recently struck a submerged log, divers have looked at it. No significant damage, vessel currently missing a stabilizer. Kaiarahi

Currently out of service. Coming back in soon.

Valentine

Out of layup and in Picton. Berthing trials underway, looking at a 10 truck load, cabins have been upgraded.

High Season

Pressure coming on the operations, Passengers coming from BB, fitting trucks in where we can. Working with IrEx Pressure will come on early next year with terminal building

impacting operations

Breach of privacy regarding sick leave information being displayed on ship

A memo for ship management outlining the processes to manage sick leave. Draft to be forwarded to Jim for feedback prior to distribution.

Aratere gang configuration

IIL view is that it is an opportunity to ensure we have the right mix of skills and experience within teams. MUNZ has concerns that we are addressing personalities and not operational issues. MUNZ holds firm on our position.

High use of sick leave – OBS. Discussion occurred around the current high use of sick leave with OBS crew. A number of reasons for this has been identified. HR continues to focus on this as a project and are

supporting management with strategies to address. Agreed that both IIL and the Union can individually and jointly take steps to minimize leave occurring.

OBS Payrates

MUNZ raised concerns as to IIL advertising OBS roles with an incorrect hourly rate. Provided Madisons (Recruitment Agency) one pager with rate on it. The MUNZ Collective Agreement clearly outlines how the hourly rate should be calculated. The offer letters only have the annual salary in them. Three crew have raised concerns that the hourly rate advertised is higher than the rate in their offers – they apparently applied for the role based on this. Bianca to look into with recruitment team and report back ASAP. MUNZ raised that this needs to be given urgency.

Travel

Crew changes out of port: MOU drafted and signed by Jim. Peter to review and sign. MOU to be part of the next bargaining. Action with Kevin to discuss MOU / get signature from Peter. Completed.

Next meeting: Wednesday 1 February 2023, 1000

StraitNZ – Bluebridge

Seafarers continue to resign from Bluebridge to head for greener pastures, such as Maersk, Swire’s, and Kiwirail IIL. We are aware of two alleged assaults involving StraitNZ employees. The company remains very quiet about this

situation.

In one case, it is our understanding a staff member has been stood down during an investigation.

What disturbs us is a double standard we have recently seen where there has been severe consequences for some members for relatively minor issues, whereas for others involved in more serious situations there has been a lack of action.

It’s the absolute view of MUNZ for any members who have been assaulted to go to the Police and make a formal complaint. Do not rely on a complaint to the employer. Contact the Union for advice if you find yourself in this situation.

There are similar problems we have seen in the past and it needs to end. Let’s put a stop to the bullying and harassment in the workplace.

These courses cost thousands of dollars to attend, and many unemployed seafarers do not have disposable funds at hand to pay to revalidate their certificates.

We also need to lobby the Government to also pay for these courses for those unemployed seafarers who are on a benefit. They need to be able to remain on the benefit while attending the refresher course, and the course fees paid for by WINZ.

It only takes a few days for a seafarer to revalidate their certificates. The biggest benefit is it not going to take a couple of years to train these seafarers up, as they are already trained.

NIWA

NIWA has agreed to MUNZ’s recent counter offer in negotiations, and our members have ratified this. All parties will get back around the table in June 2023 to negotiate the new CPI figure at the time.

If a Guaranteed Wage Increase cannot be agreed, then the Collective Agreement would expire 30 September 2023 and the Unions would initiate bargaining again.

Wellington Branch Stop Work Meeting

Next Stop Work Meeting is Wednesday 8 February, to be held at 10am at the MUNZ National Office Conference room, First Floor, Waterside House, 220 Willis Street.

The Maritime Worker Newsletter

Seafarer Training

There is currently an abundance of shipping on the New Zealand coast which employs a lot of New Zealand seafarers. Whilst not all vessels are covered by MUNZ, it’s my belief all vessels have Kiwis working on them apart from the Southern Tiare (Chatham Island run).

I believe this vessel has foreign nationals working on her and have done so for several years. The bizarre thing is, MUNZ used to have our members on this vessel. Therefore, we need to try and bring the current crew members under the umbrella of MUNZ coverage.

It needs to be our aim to ensure we have MUNZ coverage on the Atlas Wind, Rangitata and Southern Tiare because as we know, not all shipping employers offer good terms and conditions for their workers.

Overall, I think we can be very proud of the current position we find ourselves in, in terms of coastal shipping. The only happy problem we currently have is the shortage of New Zealand seafarers to man up these vessels.

We need to now strengthen our argument on the training of young people who would like to pursue a career at sea as a DWR/TAB.

We need to put pressure on the Government to incentivise shipping owners and crewing agents to cover costs for our unemployed seafarers to be able to attend a 3-day course to revalidate their STCW ancillary certificates. It simply makes good sense.

Please keep your emails, articles and pictures rolling in, they will be published in the next edition of the Wellington Maritime Worker, space permitting.

Wellington Database

We are still short of AB’s. Cooks and Stewards are steady with good numbers.

MUNZ Whanau Picnic Day BBQ

When: 11 February, 2023 Where: Avalon Park – Pavilion Time: 1100 – 1400

Wage rounds

NIWA Vessels (Settled)

C3 Log Marshalling (Current)

C3 Stevedoring (Current)

CPL (Under offer)

SGS (Current)

Merry Christmas

On behalf of the Wellington Branch officials, Tony Mowbray (Branch President), Marian Lesslie (Branch Vice President), Fee Mansell, Jim King, and the entire Wellington Branch executive Makere Taurima, Sarah Chapman, Lynette Payne, William Brockway, Kenny Walsh, Les Taylor, Paul Baggott, Bradley Clifford and Jason Penny, we would like to wish all our members and their whanau a Merry Christmas and a happy, safe and prosperous New Year.

Above: Maritime Union Lyttelton Branch celebrate Labour Day with The Eastern at a fundraiser gig at the Richmond Community Gardens

Below: Maritime Union Lyttelton Branch Stopwork Meeting, Loons Club, October 2022

GARY HORAN LYTTELTON BRANCH SECRETARY

Lyttelton

Branch Amalgamation

Lyttelton and Timaru Branches have agreed to amalgamate.

National Secretary Craig Harrison and six reps from the Lyttelton Branch visited Timaru on Monday 31 October and met with the executive and members of the Timaru branch.

The Lyttelton reps introduced themselves and explained the Lyttelton branch position on the proposed amalgamation.

The Lyttelton reps answered any questions put to them by the Timaru members then left the room so the Timaru branch members could openly discuss the proposal.

After a 20 minute break the Lyttelton members were asked back into the room and were informed that the Timaru branch members present had voted unanimously to join Lyttelton.

How does it work? Timaru will maintain its autonomy and have representation at National Council meetings.

Lyttelton will look after the day to day running of the branch and keep a separate bank account for the Timaru finances. All operating costs regarding Timaru will come from this account.

The Lyttelton branch holiday homes will be made available to Timaru members.

Lyttelton executive members will travel to Timaru monthly for meetings and any issues that crop up, and hold full branch meetings bi-monthly.

SSA Lyttelton

SSA talks had only just begun when the agreement was signed in Tauranga with ISO and MUNZ. Because this will have an effect on bargaining for conditions and pay rises, we have suspended talks and will reconvene when the situation is clearer.

LPC

LPC are still recruiting staff and our numbers are growing there.

We have members in all areas of the port now and the brand we are offering seems to be resonating with new employees at LPC.

We are initiating bargaining for the Logistics officers shortly and for the whole company in early January 2023.

The High Performance/High Engagement meetings are being reassessed and hopefully will become more productive next year.

The cruise ship season has begun, and the port is very busy on a regular basis now. There are over 100 vessels due this season.

Tunnel Control

Hopefully at the time of reading this Collective Agreement will be ratified and the members there will be enjoying a 14.5% pay rise.

The members here have been underpaid for a long time and were due a significant pay rise.

Seafarers

Annie McCauley and George have been reconfirmed as our seafarer reps and do a great job. It’s good to see some more tonnage on the coast after the loss of our tanker fleet. Now we just have to get some training underway to put Kiwi’s up the gangway on these ships.

Events and accommodation

We are having our Christmas function on Saturday 17 December at the Loons Club from 4pm.

The over 60’s Xmas function is at the Top Club on 2 December from 4pm.

The holiday homes are booking up for summer, and we are getting heavy bookings on the Australian property with all of 2023 booked.

We are doing upgrades in Hanmer and Akaroa so please support these properties. Our accommodation unit is also ticking over nicely.

Labour Day

We were proud to support a food bank benefit concert put on by local band The Eastern at the Richmond Community Gardens to commemorate Labour Day, and myself and several delegates attended. There were speeches by us and several unions present about the meaning of Labour Day, the history of unions in New Zealand and the upcoming challenges we will all face.

We hope everyone has a safe and happy Christmas and New Year.

SHANAYA HUNTER NATIONAL YOUTH REP

My experiences as a youth rep

I have recently stepped down from my local Lyttelton role as youth rep. I have held a seat on the Lyttelton Branch Executive for the last four years and really want to push some new young activists through our executive in the hope that they learn everything I have had the privilege to learn.

Over the last few years I started our local Facebook page as another means to letting our members know when and where our meetings will be held. I try to put as much information up as possible so they know what meetings we attend with management and topics discussed. This means transparency about what we are doing with our time in our elected positions.

I try to advertise our branch functions in advance to help spread the word, and to get our membership down to these local events. This is our union!

Recently I started a chat group for a few group champions from every container terminal cargo handling group. This is so we can share information between our four full time groups and two part time relief pool groups. Then we can make informed decisions prior to our stopwork meetings when our company puts forward bullshit proposals, and we can tell them to shove their reduced manning levels.

The guys and girls in this group are also responsible for getting as many from their groups to stopwork meetings as possible and we had a wicked 106 members turn up to our last meeting.

They will also be participating in our new organiser’s training in December. National organizer Graham McKean has worked hard to put together training for our delegates which has been a long time coming for the branches. So say hello, introduce yourselves and get involved.

I’m grateful for the opportunity to have been on the last two negotiating committees and to have been a part of winning back ordering times, that used to be 2100 for a 2nd shift and 2300 for a 3rd shift on the previous day. Us PRP’s couldn’t plan our lives, make childcare arrangements or other income measures because we were owned by the port company! We were available 24/7 and could have our shift cancelled 18 hours before it started. To win something back is rare, but it happened.

I’ve learned that I don’t need to be on the executive to be an active member. I will still be in the background giving these guys the support when they want it. We have had at least 6 young stevedores put their hands up to get involved in the running of our local branch and I can’t wait to see them hit the ground running! Congratulations to those recently elected by your peers. I want to thank my local branch and its members for keeping me honest, keeping me on my toes and for everything I’ve learned in my last two terms.

Let’s help our newest reps carry the torch, they need our support to do their job. They are our voice.

South

Melanie Healy, Timaru Branch Secretary Shona Low, Timaru Branch President Hollianne Payne, Nelson Branch Secretary

NelsonGreetings Members. I hope everyone is in good health and kept warm during our cold and wet winter. Bargaining for the SSA award is currently underway, and I am hoping for a reasonable pay increase for our members on the wharf as we all know that the cost of living is sky rocketing.

This year’s Christmas Party is at the same venue as last year, The Honest Lawyer on 9 December 2022.

All the feedback from last year’s event was really good so we have stuck with the same venue and also the same band, with possible guest appearance by Pete R. later in the night. Nelson members bring your partners and have a Christmas drink and something to eat on us.

Take Care, stay safe.

DEANE HOGG NELSON BRANCH PRESIDENT

With the completion of our last fruit ship and the winding down of the Hoki season, coupled with MDF and Fertilizer ships, we have come to the end of a very busy period here at the port of Nelson.

Along with a general labour shortage, COVID, winter illness, rain and the region being in a state of emergency, has caused issues around cargo handling and transportation to and from the port.

It has made this a very challenging period.

Our company has not been alone with similar issues affecting RMTU members and

their container and logging operations.

Our Employment Contract with SSA due for renewal kicked off on 10 August. I was in attendance, along with Craig Harrison, Bob Aitken and Edd Marfell.

On a final note most of you know I am of retirement age and will be leaving the industry as a full time employee but will remain on the executive till next year. In the meantime hopefully some of the younger member will step up to fill these positions.

In Unity TONY EYLES NELSON BRANCH VICE PRESIDENT

Greetings Comrades

In May this year I took over as Branch secretary from Dean McNamara. I am originally from Wellington but now I am pleased to now call Nelson home. I hope all our members and their families are safe and well especially after the horrible winter Nelson has experienced. It has been great to meet more of our local members, and I look forward to seeing our members and their partners at the Nelson Branch Christmas Party in December.

I am pleased to be able to mention Nelson Branch jumped onboard with Delegate training in October and sent three of our branch members to Wellington to take part in the MUNZ Training course led by Fiona Mansell.

This was a great outcome and we look forward to more training to take place for more of our members next year. Nelson Branch also sent me to the WIMDOI Conference in Canberra, Australia in September, for Women Who Work In Male Dominated Industries.

It was an amazing experience, and we met some strong and inspiring women over there. We all took away a great deal of knowledge, and I look forward to taking this sharing what we learnt and putting it to good use with our own Union Women.

Nelson Branch also would like to acknowledge Kenny Knox, whose life time membership to MUNZ was recognized at the last National Council in Auckland. Well done Comrade, well earned and we are all so proud of you.

In Unity

HOLLIANNE PAYNE (HOLLY) NELSON BRANCH SECRETARY

Island MUNZ Women at the 2022 MUNZ National Council, from left:

GREG PRIMROSE NAPIER BRANCH SECRETARY

Napier

It has been an interesting time since our last report in May. While the removal of all COVID testing regimes and booster requirements has been a positive step on the road to normality, our members are still being affected by COVID and numerous other viruses and illnesses that are about.

Port of Napier

The Port of Napier has opened its new wharf with some fanfare however there have been numerous teething problems with the issue of lighting being a significant one.

SSA members have been adamant about having lighting at safe levels to ensure watersiders are able to complete their work safely. Container traffic is still restricted with the Port of Napier allocating only two cranes and sometimes one to vessels in September and October. This situation has begun to improve in November.

SSA

This workplace has seen changes and losses in personnel as members make decisions about their future.

Among these changes we have seen long standing members Bob Te Maro and Owen Gallen move to foreman roles for the company. Phil Chapman has moved to the Port company and Jeremy Pitiroi has moved to a B grader. The branch wishes all these members well.

Having commenced bargaining 4 months ago we are still poles apart from the employer. However the new agreement between MUNZ and ISO has changed the landscape. This coupled with the passing of the new Fair Pay Agreement legislation will hopefully force employers to come to the table with offers that reflect the current conditions.

It is fair to say the members are rock solid in their resolve to achieve substantial pay rises without the loss of conditions.

C3

Bargaining is in full swing with Leeane Jackson, Dave Philipps and Craig Harrison

working tirelessly on securing an agreement that reflects the current economic conditions members face. Once again the tactic of reducing conditions to fund pay rises is being used by management.

The latest offer from C3 management was unanimously rejected by C3 members.

National Organizer

We recently had a visit from National Organizer Graham McKean. While in port, Graham spoke to members and managers about Fair Pay Agreements, Health and Safety, and the Port Code.

We look forward to catching up with our past members at Old Timers day on the first Saturday of September.

We remember past members during this time who have passed away in the last year. Our condolences go out to their whanau and friends.

MUNZ National Organizer Graham (Coach) McKean talking to MUNZ members at SSA Napier about what Fair Pay Agreements will mean for the waterfront

MUNZ supports Firefighters

Maritime Union members have been supporting the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union in their campaign to improve conditions in the Fire Service.

MUNZ New Plymouth Branch executive members Andrew Gibbs, Kukutai Thorpe and Josef Zaloum visit the New Plymouth Fire Station, 8 November 2022.

MUNZ Wellington Branch President Tony Mowbray supporting Masterton firefighters, 19 August 2022

RUSSELL MAYN SECRETARY AUCKLAND BRANCH LOCAL 13

A New Mayor, and the Future of the Ports of Auckland

Here we are again, after ten years of insanity at the Port of Auckland and a new madness rears its ugly head again.

“Move the Port, sell the Port, return the land the port is on for restaurants and hotels” – anything but have a fully operational portal in Auckland to bring in the goods that Auckland relies on to run on a day-to-day basis.

I don’t get this. We have everyone commenting on the port operation and to cut to the chase many have very little to no experience and knowledge of what the port does – and the impact of not having a port would have on Auckland City.

The latest theory is we will shift all the cars to Marsden Point. Here we are with millions of dollars spent on the extension to the northern highway to Puhoi to relieve congestion, and now they want to stick a huge number of trucks on the road to transport cars back to Auckland.

It is not unusual to have over 800 vehicles per shipment. A car carrier truck can take between 5-6 cars per load. Divide 800 by 6 and you arrive at 133 truck trips from Marsden to Auckland.

Bad for the environment, bad for the quality of road surface, bad for congestion, and just think of the extra cost on ACC following the increase in accidents and injury.

I am sure holiday makers from December onwards will appreciate the delays and frustration due to the extra trucks on the road.

I don’t know how many car carriers we have available, but what I do know is that we don’t have the truck drivers to work on a new fleet of car carriers to meet the demand.

with cars. There is currently no rail into Marsden, and a highway simply cannot take the extra traffic (congestion, pollution, road damage and safety.)

Auckland should stay as it is, with no increase to its footprint. We can use Marsden as a hub port for the increased volumes going forward and have a clean, green coastal shipping service delivering the containers from Marsden to all the domestic ports around New Zealand.

The returns from the Port to its owner by way of dividend has been dismal to say the least. But the blame lies solely with the previous port management and the board.

A kneejerk reaction to this abysmal performance would be a mistake. The Ports are under new management and there is a new board in place. This is the time to take a big breath and see if the dividend can return to where it was previously.

No wonder DP World are interested in buying the port. There is no competition in Auckland and the funny thing is ports seem to make a lot of money. DP World can sniff a bargain and they can smell profits.

There is no alternative to goods arriving and departing via ships. Both Tauranga and Auckland are close to full capacity, and going forward the top half of the North Island is going to need Tauranga, Auckland and Marsden.

There is plenty of space for the public on the Auckland Waterfront. The main working Wharves are Bledisloe, Jellicoe, Freyberg and Fergusson Container Terminal, these wharves are congested as the demand for goods across Auckland increases.

Previous page: MUNZ Auckland Local 13 Assistant Secretary Grant Williams (right) with Terry Wharerau from ISL Marsden Point who through some misfortune had most of his gear taken when changing ‘out of port’ accommodation.

Terry was working with C3 at Auckland and it was a pleasure to help him out and make sure he was not wanting for anything while staying in Tamaki Makaurau.

This whole plan does not make sense and will never make sense until the time we have an alternative method of moving the cars from Marsden to Auckland.

Then there is also talk about moving the entire port. This should be a doddle, we can do this overnight. The Manukau as a new site sounds good, I am sure the bar won’t be an issue. Or hang on, we can shift it to Thames, plenty of infrastructure to support a port there and a natural deep harbour. Resource consent should be easy!

Then another popular theory with the experts – why not just make Marsden Point the Port for Auckland? I think we have addressed this when looking at the issues

It was not long ago the Port of Auckland was considered the jewel in the crown. Common sense says that it still is, now and into the future it should remain as a core asset owned by the Auckland City Council so that rate payers in Auckland can enjoy the financial benefits of the port pumping money back into Auckland.

Our Union is more than happy to have the debate. We believe the future of the port is instrumental as the gateway to prosperity for Auckland and the upper North Island.

We challenge those voices who want to sell, move, redevelop, or redistribute cargo to provide alternatives to a port in Auckland to provide credible evidence for their theories.

CARL FINDLAY NATIONAL PRESIDENT

War on the Wharves

Thank you to all officials and members for your support and the sponsorship helping to get our MUNZ boxing team to Sydney to participate in War on the Wharves VII.

This year’s selected team all went through amateur gyms partnered with Boxing NZ.

This ensured all our team had access to experienced boxing trainers, sparring partners and of course the most important thing health and safety, and duty of care to the boxers.

In my view this was the best prepared MUNZ team that we have ever taken to a War on the Wharves event (no disrespect to previous fighters). The results never went our way but as us Kiwis know it’s hard to get a result against an Aussie in their hometown.

Results

Cooper Chapman (ES PCYC) won against Nico Maka-kea Lupo(MUNZ/Peach Boxing)

By judge’s decision. (Nico was robbed both fighters had a standing 8 counts during the bout and Cooper had a point taken off for holding but Nico still lost the decision?)

Dylan Davis (Sydney Ferries) lost to Matapo’o Loli (MUNZ/Peach Boxing)

By judges’ decision. This bout was fought by two very skilled boxers with our man Mata coming out on top.

Sam Duckworth (Patrick’s) won against David Tepoutoa (MUNZ/Shamrock Boxing)

By judges’ decision. Again two very skilled boxers with Sam getting the better of David at the end of the third round. Main EventCameron Dymock (DP World) won against Mandela Ale (MUNZ/Peach Boxing)

Ref Stoppage. Two very experienced fighters however Cameron had a better boxing game plan and managed to convince the ref to stop the fight early.

All and all, it was a great opportunity for these young MUNZ men who all performed with distinction on the evening and played a major part in the success of this globally supported event. Outside the ring the boxers were all excellent ambassadors for MUNZ always being courteous and friendly to all they met.

AU$15000 was raised for the South’s Cares charity but the experience gained by these young men on tour can never be measured.

What’s next?

Local 13 is looking to run ‘Clash of the Comrades II’ amateur boxing event in Auckland next year as a fundraiser and trail for picking the NZ part of the MUNZA team to go to Hawaii for War on the Wharves in 2023.

If you are interested, watch this space for expression of interest (EOI) in participating.

Upcoming Events

Clash Of The Comrades II

Get out your running shoes, dust off your gloves, and polish up your groin guard –because it’s that time again!

Following the recent War on the Wharves VII boxing campaign to Sydney, Local 13 has decided it is time again for the Clash of the Comrades event.

This event is planned for May 2023 and will be used in the selection process for the team to represent NZ at the Hawaiian leg of War on the Wharves in Honolulu on 4 September 2023.

As Boxing NZ will no longer entertain corporate boxing, it is now necessary for all competitors to register with Boxing NZ. Initially Local 13 found this request a little daunting but following the campaign to Sydney, we now have a good working relationship with both the national and Auckland boxing authorities.

We have been assured of the same support from gyms aligned with Boxing NZ nationally and can handshake you to the appropriate gyms in your area. This relationship covers all health and safety requirements of union members and provides them with the duty of care that working with skilled trainers and coaches can offer.

Test yourself for 2023! We are looking for expressions of interest from women and men who aren’t scared of a bit of hard mahi and commitment.

Contact Carl Findlay carl.findlay@munz. org.nz or 021 760887 for a registration pack.

Interport Sports Tournament 2023

12–16 February 2023, Dunedin

Golf

Venue: Chisholm Park golf club, Dunedin Cost: $200

Golf carts: please book golf carts when returning entries.

Fishing: Details to be advised Cost: $300

Numbers: fishing numbers will be restricted to twenty five entries

Preferences: preference will be given to those fisherpersons who have entered the tournament previously if there are more than twenty interested parties.

All visitors welcome, we will be extending invitations to our comrades in Australia MUA, CFMMEU and ETU to see if they are interested in sending over golf teams. Entries can be returned to Josh Greer no later than 2 January 2023

Email: local10munz@xtra.co.nz Mobile: 027 348 2692

Please cc any emails to Russell Mayn email: russell.mayn@munz.org.nz

Dinner: Sunday night at the Port Chalmers Bowling Club Bank account: 02-0900-0071744-002

Maritime Union of New Zealand Port Chalmers – Dunedin Branch

Accommodation: Available at the Ocean Beach Hotel/Motel (friend of local member owns this hotel/motel). Eight double rooms with one queen bed and two single rooms one queen bed available.

Right: David Tepoutoa, Mandela Ale, Dr Lou Lewis (Sydney Boxing Icon), Matapo’o Loli and Nico MakaKea Lupo, photo taken after pre-fight medicals and blood tests in Sydney.

Left: Nico Maka-Kea Lupo, Mandela Ale, Patrick Xenea (Sydney based trainer), Matapo’o Loli, David Tepoutoa, Stephen Pasco (Auckland based trainer).

Union History

MUNZ Wellington Branch President Tony Mowbray has sent in these photos from the seagoing career of his father Stewart Mowbray.

Stewart crewed the two pictured vessels Toa (Northern Steamship Co.), and Kaimiro (Union Steamship Co.)

He shipped out of Auckland in 1941

and spent his working life as a member of Federated Seamens / New Zealand Seaman’s Union, finishing up working on the wharves in Auckland before retiring in 1987. He also served in the Merchant Navy during the Second World War.

Also pictured are his discharge papers and letter from this period.

Obituaries

Vale Ricky Tidmarsh

It is with deep regret that MUNZ recently received the sad news of the passing of retired seafarer Ricky Tidmarsh. Our condolences to family and friends in New Zealand and Liverpool.

I sailed with Ricky on the Aotea running to Japan, he was a great shipmate and very principled man.

Ricky made a big contribution to the former Seamen’s Union and Seafarers’ Union and to the trade union moment in the Nelson district. Ricky was asocialist who fought for a fairer society free from poverty, racism and war.

We have lost a great friend, shipmate and trade unionist. Gone but will be never forgotten.

Rest in peace Ricky. See you one day at Fiddlers Green!

Submitted by Mick Williams

Vale Terry Stuart

Former South Island Branch Secretary, Seafarers’ Union passed on 16 September 2022 in Christchurch. A battler, Terry represented the south and shipped many Lyttelton deck boys out.

Terry was Seafarers’ Branch Secretary in Lyttelton from 1972 until 1999. He then returned to sea briefly before continuing as a night watchman until he retired.

– Info submitted by Hector Thorpe and Gary Horan

Vale Ken Douglas

New Zealand trade union leader died on 14 September 2022, aged 86.

Douglas led the union movement from 1979 to 1999, first as the Federation of Labour secretary, then as the inaugural president of the Council of Trade Unions.

Vale Maggie Morgan

The Maritime Union of New Zealand notes with sadness the passing of Maggie Morgan peacefully at home in Masterton on 7 November 2022.

Maggie was known to many maritime workers as the wife of the late Dave Morgan, former President of the New Zealand Seafarers’ Union and Maritime Union of New Zealand.

Maritime Union of New Zealand National Secretary Craig Harrison says Maggie Morgan was held in high regard by maritime workers.

Mr Harrison noted she and Dave had met in 1970 while on an anti-Vietnam War protest march in Auckland, and she had been very active organising dental nurses to fight for better pay and conditions in those times.

He passed on the condolences of the Maritime Union to family and friends.

Former Wellington Branch President of the Maritime Union, Mick Williams, expressed his condolences to family and said “like Dave, Maggie fought for a fairer society free from poverty, racism, war, and injustice. Maggie was a great family woman, and a kind and intelligent person who will be missed by all.”

Her passing was also noted by President of the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) Paddy Crumlin who passed on the deepest sympathy to Maggie’s family and friends on behalf of the ITF and Maritime Union of Australia, on the passing of a “woman and comrade of family, progress, peace and union.”

Vale Joe Hohepaturanga Briggs

From a large maritime whānau, Joe was the first Māori Secretary of the Seamans Union and remained a staunch advocate for Māori, community, and Merchant Navy matters.

“Gordon was my dad. He was the oldest, then Joe, then Hori. They had all sailed together a lot when they were at sea. Joe went ashore stevedoring before I shipped out in 1976.”

Submitted by Ihaia Briggs

Maritime Retirement Scheme

Who we are

The Maritime Retirement Scheme (MRS) is an industry-based scheme providing retirement and other benefits to workers in the waterfront and seafarer industries throughout New Zealand. MRS provides benefits to members in the event of retirement, death, total and permanent disablement, sickness or injury, redundancy and resignation.

How it works

If you join the Maritime Retirement Scheme, and work for a participating employer, the MRS collects contributions from you and your employer. These are a percentage of your wages and are usually deducted direct from your pay. These contributions are invested into the fund to earn a return (interest).

Over time, the combined payments from you and your employer, plus your returns (interest), will grow. The MRS is an investment fund, not a bank account.

This means the returns you get from the MRS will vary over time and so the amount in your account can go up and down. These investments will generally increase in value over time despite short term fluctuations. Due to the type of investment, there are no guarantees regarding returns or performance. Many maritime workers have benefited from the MRS.

Contact Us

Maritime Retirement Scheme

PO Box 1096 Wellington 6140 Freephone 0800 947 357 Email maritime@mjw.co.nz www.maritimeretirementscheme.nz

The information contained in this document is provided for general information purposes only and does not constitute financial advice or take into account your particular financial situation or goals.

The Trustees of the Maritime Retirement Scheme and the Maritime KiwiSaver Scheme are the issuers of the scheme.

A Product Disclosure Statement for the offer of membership in each of the Schemes is available online at www.maritimeretirementscheme.nz or from the fund administrators:

Maritime Retirement Scheme PO Box 1096, Wellington 6140 Freephone 0800 947 357 Email maritime@mjw.co.nz