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Wednesday, 21 April 2021, 8:32 am
The union representing New Zealand rail workers has
spoken up against the deaths of rail workers under the
Myanmar military dictatorship.
Rail and Maritime
Transport Union General Secretary Wayne Butson says there
have been reports of 15 railway workers, mostly union
members, being shot at the railway compound at Myitnge near
Mandalay, Myanmar, on 14 April 2021.
“The military
dictatorship are waging a vicious war against unarmed
civilians and workers, and New Zealand needs to do all it
can to bring international pressure on them.”
Mr
Butson says the RMTU is backing calls by the New Zealand
Council of Trade Unions to halt the ratification of the
Press Release – Rail And Maritime Transport Union
The union representing rail workers says the new Te Huia commuter rail service between Auckland and Hamilton is a great concept – but needs to tweak its operating model.
Rail and Maritime Transport Union General Secretary Wayne Butson says Te Huia needs to pick up passengers at intermediate stations in order to build passenger numbers and provide a proper service to the area.
He says new stations must be built at Te Kauwhata, Pokeno and Tuakau right away.
The RMTU is urging the Minister of Transport to intervene and get KiwiRail, local Government and NZTA to work on reconfiguring the service, says Mr Butson.
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