Lyttelton Port Company CEO receives 'no confidence' vote from union

A union says industrial relations at Lyttelton Port Company have deteriorated markedly in recent months under the leadership of chief executive Graeme Sumner.At a meeting in early July, members of the Rail and Maritime Transport Union (RMTU) unanimously passed a vote of no confidence in Sumner and the executive leadership team at the South Island port – the third largest in the country.Unlike previous CEOs Kirstie Gardener and Roger Gray, who is now at Port of Auckland, RMTU national president Aubrey Wilkinson said Sumner didn’...