[2012] NZEmpC 41 Port of Tauranga Ltd v Rail and Maritime Transport Union Inc & Anor [pdf, 69 KB]
...injunction application, it was said that the plaintiff’s managers had instructed four of the employees to attend work and to tie up a vessel owned by the Maersk Shipping Line, the MV Irenes Remedy (the vessel). The vessel had allegedly been serviced by non-union labour whilst it was in the Port of Auckland. After discussions with the employees and with Phillip Spanswick, the local RMTU organiser (the second defendant), the plaintiff’s managers were given to understand that Mr...