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Day: March 12, 2012

Thousands march in support of port workers

International Transport Workers’ Federation dockers’ section secretary Frank Leys said all the workers wanted was a fair deal, but their requests for job security were not approached in good faith by Ports of...

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Workerless Docks? Automation Threatens Union Power

Labor Notes reports: Arrests and train blockades may have grabbed the headlines, but automation was at the heart of the year-long conflict between the ILWU and grain terminal operator EGT. At the same time ILWU members were...

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Ports of Auckland begins replacement process

Ports of Auckland has twisted the knife in the bitter wharfside dispute, announcing [Friday] it has signed up two companies to replace the almost 300 staff it sacked on Monday. While MUNZ awaits an Employment Court hearing on...

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