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The Transport Worker June 2012
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also joined us for a modest light lunch to
mark the occasion and to chat with some of
the troops. We hope that future visits will
involve him getting around the site and
chatting to more people on the shop floor
and making himself known to all.
A call to members: Have you changed
your contact details over the last couple of
years? If so, grab your membership card
and please contact your delegate to fill out
a form to update those details or get on
the Union website and do it yourself! Your
MECA is to be renegotiated and voted on.
You must be in to win!
WellinGton Port BranCH
WITH the political climate over the
past few months providing trying
times for unions with increasing
pressure from anti-union employers, it has
Consulting at coal face
Aaah statistics, don’t they make interesting
reading? You all would have read
The Activist #4 by now and noted the
performance of the mainline locomotives.
There is a bit of implied irony in one class
of locomotive out-performing the very
class of locomotive that was meant to have
sounded its death knell! Methinks once
again someone will have to rehash their
thinking when it comes to bringing about
real (and effective) change within the rail
company. Would it be asking too much
for those in charge to consult with those a
strengthened our resolve and commitment
to do battle with these ‘rogues’.
POAL dispute
Sickness, accident & death
Attention Les
Join this Fund now for
your own peace of mind
little closer to the coal-face? We know what
to watch for when trying something new.
Recent communiqués from National
Office indicate that the squaring-off for the
wage round has begun but there are two
sticking points impeding the bargaining
process. Let’s hope they turn out to be
nothing more than determining who will
make the tea and who will provide the
biscuits! The bargaining team have our full
confidence and support.
Until next time, dear readers, remember
– we are stronger together.
Much has already been reported on this
dispute by the media and other sources. At
the time of writing, MUNZ and the POAL
are currently in facilitated bargaining. It
is hoped that the outcome is favourable
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The New Zealand Locomotive
Engineers’ Sickness, Accident
and Death Benefit Fund
In the last 10 years 230 locomotive engineers had to
retire due to medical reasons. They received a total
payout of $4,737,097 from the above Fund. LEs who
didn’t belong to the Fund and who were forced to
retire did not receive anything.
You could be next to miss out!
For as little as $403 a year your
future – or those of your next of
kin – could be better assured.
Contact:
Julia Harrison, PO Box 813, Wellington
Telephone: (04) 499-2066
Fax: (04) 471-0896
Email: julia@rmtunion.org.nz