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New Zealand: Contracting out behind Ports of Auckland dispute

‘During the term of the previous agreement, Ports of Auckland management contracted out the shuttle work to a company called Conlinxx, which they are the main owners of,’ said Garry Parsloe, MUNZ President. ‘Casualization and contracting out isn’t about productivity in our view, it is about taking advantage of workers by driving down their [...]

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ILWU Locals 13, 63, 94 work with community leaders to ‘Beat the Canal’

In this video, produced by the Jobs 1st Alliance, Southern California leaders make the case for acting with urgency to improve transportation infrastructure to keep the region from losing jobs to the Panama Canal expansion. The Canal expansion will allow larger ships to bypass the West Coast and discharge their cargo on the [...]

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