POAL response to latest MUNZ strike notice
Media Release
POAL response to
latest MUNZ strike notice
POAL’s focus is on running the Port and on implementing yesterday’s decision to get the Port up to the full productivity we need as soon as possible. MUNZ should now be focussed on the future of its members and be engaging constructively around the redundancy implementation process and allowing members to make decisions about their futures. MUNZ further 14 day strike notice today was expected.
We will continue to
operate the container terminal at higher productivity levels
than achieved in the past. We attribute this immediate gain
to the commitment of our non-union employees. We are
grateful for our continuing customer support to keep goods
flowing in and out of Auckland, this week we will have
exchanged 2200 containers.” ENDS
Please attribute to
Ports of Auckland Chairman, Richard Pearson.
ENDS
Ports of Auckland Ltd is New Zealand’s most
important port, handling around 894,000 TEU (20ft-equivalent
units), more than 1,500 ship calls and 3.5 m tonnes of
break-bulk (non-containerised) cargo per annum. It is New
Zealand’s leading import port and a key partner to export
and import industries, as well as New Zealand’s premier
cruise port and vehicle import gateway. Ports of Auckland is
100%-owned by Auckland Council Investments Ltd.