Rebel Ports of Auckland union signs collective agreement

Rebel Ports of Auckland union signs collective agreement
By Jonathan Underhill Oct. 5 (BusinessDesk) - PortPro is an officially registered union for Ports of Auckland workers, but don’t expected the Council of Trade Unions to support them. PortPro just signed a ‘collective’ agreement with the Auckland Council-owned company but the Maritime Union of New Zealand, which has the largest share of workers at the port, is still in bitter dispute over the conditions for their members. CTU president Helen Kelly says PortPro “simply agreed to all of the port’s bargaining points” – no weekend loading, no st...