The Maritime Union of New Zealand says Ports of Auckland CEO Tony Gibson’s approach to the current industrial dispute is having a “catastrophic effect” on negotiations to resolve the industrial dispute at the Port.
Maritime Union National President Garry Parsloe says port workers he had spoken to had been upset and disturbed at the continuous stream of letters from the CEO that were appearing in their letterboxes two weeks before Christmas, that tell his workforce he is thinking about outsourcing all their jobs and putting them out of work.
He says that Mr Gibson’s attempted manipulation of the loss of a Maersk service for political ends had undermined the Ports credibility, with even an editorial in the New Zealand Herald politely rubbishing his claims.