Government commitment to future of rail will save lives and combat climate change
Media Release Rail & Maritime Transport Union
Monday 16th December, 2019
Government commitment to future of rail will save lives and combat climate change
Plans announced for the future of New Zealand’s railways will save lives and strengthen the economy, and the Rail & Maritime Transport Union says the announcements highlight the importance of voting to keep National out in 2020.
Transport Minister Phil Twyford has released a draft New Zealand Rail Plan that sets out a path to incorporate rail planning and funding alongside road and public transport under the Land Transport Management Act.
“It may seem dry to some at first glance, but these are not just legalistic changes or branding exercises. This is a much needed revolution in transport policy,” says RMTU National Secretary Wayne Butson.
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Lyttelton Port Workers' Protests against arrival of Blood Phosphate Ship
Media Release Rail & Maritime Transport Union
Monday 9th December, 2019
The Rail and Maritime Transport Union (RMTU), representing port workers at Lyttelton port, has today handed a letter of protest to the captain of a ship carrying Blood Phosphate mined in the Western Sahara that arrived at the port just before midnight last night.
‘The ship chartered by Ravensdown, the Federal Crimson, carrying a cargo of blood phosphate mined in Western Sahara and being imported into New Zealand, berthed in Lyttelton just before midnight last night , ’ said RMTU General Secretary Wayne Butson.
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Port Workers' Protests against arrival of Blood Phosphate Ship
Media Release Rail & Maritime Transport Union
Sunday 1st December, 2019
The Rail and Maritime Transport Union (RMTU), representing port workers at Napier port, has today handed a letter of protest to the captain of a ship carrying Blood Phosphate mined in the Western Sahara that arrived at the port this morning.
‘The ship chartered by Ravensdown, the Federal Crimson, carrying a cargo of blood phosphate mined in Western Sahara and being imported into New Zealand, berthed in Napier today, ’ said RMTU General Secretary Wayne Butson.
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Blood Phosphate Importers Ravensdown Appear to Prefer Confrontation to Dialogue Alleges Port Union
Media Release Rail & Maritime Transport Union
Thursday 21st November, 2019
Agrochemical company Ravensdown is risking potentially disruptive direct action by refusing to allow port workers to register their protest at the importing of Blood Phosphate from the Western Sahara, says the Rail and Maritime Transport Union (RMTU).
‘Our understanding is that a ship chartered by Ravensdown, the Federal Crimson, carrying a cargo of blood phosphate mined in Western Sahara and being imported into New Zealand, was due to arrive in Lyttelton at the end of this week. Our sources tell us the ship is bound for Napier and then Lyttelton, ’ said RMTU South Island Organiser John Kerr.
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New Zealand Workers need to use the toilet
Media Release Rail & Maritime Transport Union
Tuesday 19th November, 2019
Women say they are taking medication to dehydrate themselves because they cannot access a toilet at work.
Today is World Toilet Day, and members of the Rail & Maritime Transport Union say they have been holding on far too long in their wait for safe and secure bathroom access.
“We should all be able to take for granted our right to go to the toilet when we need to,” says Wayne Butson, National Secretary of the RMTU.
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