19 January 2012

Customer Advisory

Strike Notice Withdrawn

POAL is pleased to advise that MUNZ has withdrawn its planned 24hr strike notice for 7 am January 31. The union has instead accepted POAL’s offer of a paid four-hour stop-work meeting with its members.

POAL has received an undertaking from the union that members will return to work as soon as the meeting is concluded. All union members who are interested in attending the meeting will be permitted to do so. The container terminal will continue operations using non-union staff.

POAL has indicated to the union that we would be happy to consider an earlier meeting date, and are waiting to hear back from them. However, at this stage POAL is planning on the stop work meeting starting at 7 am on the 31st, for a maximum of four hours.

Refer to Ports of Auckland website Industrial Action Update page for updated changes as they come to hand.

For more information please contact:
Terminal Customer Services team
P: +64 9 348 5100
customerservice@poal.co.nz