by admin | Apr 5, 2013 | Featured, March 2013 Dispatcher, Solidarity
A delegation of ILWU officers and members attended the convention for the Western Branch of the Maritime Union of Australia the week of February 26th. The ILWU delegation included International President Robert McEllrath, Vice President (Mainland) Ray Familathe, Vice...
by admin | Dec 20, 2012 | December 2012, Featured, Solidarity
On December 1, ILWU members joined fair trade activists on the US/ Canadian border in Blaine, WA to protest the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP). The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) is a free trade agreement currently being negotiated by nine...
by admin | Dec 5, 2012 | In the News
Maritime Union of New Zealand media release: The Maritime Union says the TPPA (Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement) is attracting massive “Trans Pacific” opposition, not just in New Zealand. Maritime Union General Secretary Joe Fleetwood says the Union is...
by admin | Nov 13, 2012 | Solidarity
The Maritime Union held its 4th Triennial Conference in Wellington, New Zealand from 6 November 6 to November 9. The ongoing Ports of Auckland dispute was part of a busy agenda that included other MUNZ campaigns, ranging from opposing port privatization, promoting...
by admin | Nov 13, 2012 | Uncategorized
The ITF continues to maintain its close watch on the situation in the port of Auckland, where earlier this year the Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ), backed by the ITF and its global member unions, successfully resisted management plans to steamroller through a...
