NEW ZEALAND's Ports of
Auckland (PoA) has reversed itself, ending the contracting of independent
stevedores to hire replacements for the 300 dockers it sacked last month in the
course of bitter contract talks.
The decision to re-instante
the sacked dockers came before an Employment Court hearing. This means the
dockers will work while the PoA and the Maritime Union of New Zealand [MUNZ]
return to the bargaining table.
PoA chief executive Tony
Gibson said his plan to bring competitive stevedoring to the strike-plagued
port was "on hold", saying he was "acutely aware" customers
and their businesses were being hurt by the dispute, reported London's
Containerisation International.
"PoA has listened to
wishes of the court, as well as the views of the mayor and all other
stakeholders," said Mr Gibson. Union president Garry Parsloe said he was
"elated" by the decision. "We're going to tell our blokes that
it's back to work," he said.
Source : SN – TR.
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