A major dispute over crewing of vessels operating in New Zealand’s offshore oil and gas industry has broken out. Maritime Union of New Zealand Wellington Branch Secretary Jim King says local crews in the Taranaki offshore industry have been pushed .
All three NSW Branches of the Maritime Union of Australia announced today that they are prepared to back Gamilaraay Traditional Owners, farmers and the.
Unions and community groups are also stating their concern with Israel’s attacks and the Australian government’s silence.
The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) on May 18 called for an immediate end to the “unjust and illegal occupation of Palestine” and condemned the Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip, in which more than 250 people, including 66 children, have died in the past week.
The ACTU also wants the federal government to take “firm action” to “stop the escalation of violence”, “end the occupation of Palestine” and work for a “sustainable peace” in accordance with resolutions 242 and 338 of the UN Security Council the removal of illegal settlements, the withdrawal of Israel from all Palestinian lands along with the dismantling of the Separation Wall.