Pressure on Freight Flow Lifts as Wharfies Return to Auckland Ports
Friday, March 30, 2012NEW ZEALAND – The settlement of a dispute at the Ports of Auckland which has persisted for four months somehow has the feeling of a lull in the fighting rather than an armistice. Just hours before the Employment Court was to hear deputations from both unions and employers came news that the ‘wharfies’ could return to work and get back to ensuring the free transit of freight through the terminals. Although cargo has continued being handled by contract labour some tonnage has been diverted through other ports whist the dispute has persisted and the tactics used by both sides have sometimes been controversial.
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