Four passenger trains leave Masterton for Wellington every morning– at 5:46am, 6:20am, 6:47am and 10:30am respectively and all return to Wairarapa in the afternoon and evening. Every day several log trains also travel to Wellington Port from an inland port at Waingawa, just south of Masterton.
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General secretary of the Rail and Maritime Transport Union Wayne Butson was confident staff and passengers were safe travelling through the Remutaka Tunnel. Metlink general manager Scott Gallacher said the first alarm was on 6.47am service on Monday which prompted the move to transporting passengers on buses for that service for the remainder of the week.
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The union representing rail workers is calling for an audit of KiwiRail locomotives amid slave labour concerns. (File photo) As a state-owned enterprise, any involvement with unethical practices would place both KiwiRail and New Zealand in a compromised position, he said. Late last month, a KiwiRail spokesperson told
Newsroom the state-owned company didn’t have the skills or experience required to carry out comprehensive human rights assessments of overseas corporations. “Instead we rely on government policy as advised by agencies such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Similarly, assessments of any security implications related to our suppliers are more appropriately made at a government level, and we would follow government advice on such matters.
New Zealand’s two port unions have spoken out on Workers Memorial Day (28 April), demanding improvements to health and safety in New Zealand ports.
The Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) and Rail and Maritime Transport Union (RMTU) represent thousands of port workers throughout New Zealand.
Leaders of the two unions say port workers are being killed and hurt due to systemic problems in the industry, and things have to change.
MUNZ National Secretary Craig Harrison says the string of deaths and serious accidents at Ports of Auckland over the last few years was a glaring example of the problem, which had recently been exposed by an independent report.
Press Release – Joint Press Release New Zealands two port unions have spoken out on Workers Memorial Day (28 April), demanding improvements to health and safety in New Zealand ports. The Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) and Rail and Maritime Transport Union (RMTU) represent thousands …
New Zealand’s two port unions have spoken out on Workers Memorial Day (28 April), demanding improvements to health and safety in New Zealand ports.
The Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) and Rail and Maritime Transport Union (RMTU) represent thousands of port workers throughout New Zealand.
Leaders of the two unions say port workers are being killed and hurt due to systemic problems in the industry, and things have to change.
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