Wharfies stand shoulder to shoulder with Pike River whanau
In solidarity with the whanau of Pike River victims is the Maritime Union who, in a press release, said: MUNZ National Secretary Carl Findlay says the cost of health and safety negligence is measured in the lives of working people.
Mr Findlay says MUNZ today marks the 15th anniversary of the Pike River tragedy remembering those who paid the ultimate price for health and safety failures.
“The Maritime Union stands with their families today in saying ‘enough is enough.’”
Mr Findlay says the history of the New Zealand waterfront, like mining and forestry, is marked by avoidable death and injury.
“Workers have been harmed where profit has been prioritised over safety, and this must stop,” Mr. Findlay says.
Grant Williams joined Matthew Tukaki
