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Welcome to the Rail and Maritime Transport Union Online

The RMTU is a union for transport workers in which all members have equal rights, whatever their job.

With rapid change, and increasing competition in the transport industry it is important that workers are protected by a strong, well-resourced union, specialising in all aspects of the transport industry; rail, road and ports.

The structure of the RMTU gives you the opportunity to be fully involved in a democratic union as collective decisions are made which may affect your job and conditions of employment.

You have the opportunity to elect your workplace union representative (delegate), as well as branch and national union representatives. You have a voice at all levels of the RMTU.

Nominations:

The Union is hereby calling for nominations for all positions on the Union’s Governance Body - the National Management Committee. Click here for full details and nomination forms

 

Ballot Results:

RMTU National President Jim Kelly. Congratulations to Jim and commiserations to Phil Bosworth. Click here for the full membership postal ballot results

 

Press Releases:

Cold Wellington Trains

The union representing rail workers is demanding action on Wellington commuter trains where defective power units are making train travel a "cold miserable experience" for both passengers and staff. Click here for full press release

 

Rail & Maritime Tranport Workers Mourn Workplace Dead

“The Rail & Maritime Transport Union and it’s members will join with other Unions globally to remember and mourn those who have perished in the workplace, on International Workers Memorial Day” say’s the Union’s General Secretary Wayne Butson.... Click here for full press release

 

The Global Economic Crisis - A union Response

This paper has been prepared to provide information to working New Zealanders on the Global Economic Crisis, what caused it, what is a recession and what unions and members can do. There are two videos (Crunch Time 1 & 2 ) that have been uploaded to youtube that accompnay this paper click here for more details

 

The NZ CTU Fact sheet on ACC Controversy

Friday 13 March 2009 Click here for more details (246kb)

RMTU/MUNZ - Transport Unions Say Sole Focus On Road Building In Infrastructure Package Wrong Focus For New New Zealand

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday 11 February 2009

Joint RMTU/MUNZ Press Release on the Governments Infrastructure Package along with the Press Release from the Government on the Infrastructure Package. Click here for more details


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Campaigns

Workers for Kiwi Made

Click here for the Fairness@Work site


Books & DVD's of Interest

BLACKBALL 2008

A commemoration of the 1908 miners’ strike on DVD

Review by Dean Parker - click here

To purchase a copy - click here


 

Samuel Duncan Parnell - A Legacy

The 8 Hour Day, Labour Day and Time Off

For more information including Foreward by Helen Kelly - click here

International Solidarity

Justice for Iranian Workers - International Day of Action

26 June 2009


    

Unionists beaten and Arrested

Peaceful protests by the Zimbabwe union movement has resulted in beatings and the arrests of over 50 unionists.

The RMTU has despatched a letter to Zimbabwe President Mugabe.

Dear Mr. President,

On behalf of the Rail & Maritime Transport Union of New Zealand, I am writing to condemn the arrest and assault on a large number of ZCTU leaders and members, including the arrest of Secretary General Wellington Chibebe....

- download the full letter click here

- download a letter that you can fax to President Mugabe click here


 Justice for cleared crew ?

Protest letter from our NZ ITF Convenor to the NZ Ambassador for Republic of Korea voicing strong concerns over the case of two seafarers, the ex-crew of the MT Hebei Spirit ... click here



On the 19th May 2008, Leaders from unions affiliated to the International Center for Labor   Solidarity unanimously condemned the actions of the military dictators of Burma in not allowing access into the country to foreign aid and aid workers...

Click here to download the signed Declaration of Condemnation


ITF- Affiliated to the International Transport Workers Federation which comprises 653 unions representing 4,500,000 transport workers in 148 countries
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