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RMTU Presentation to RMTU Presentation to ITF- -ACTU ACTU- -NZCTU NZCTU ITF Toll Conference Toll Conference Wellington June 2005 Wellington June 2005 Wayne Butson General Secretary And Kelvin Rush Site Delegate Toll Owens

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RMTU Presentation to RMTU Presentation to ITF ITF-

  • ACTU

ACTU-

  • NZCTU

NZCTU Toll Conference Toll Conference Wellington June 2005 Wellington June 2005

Wayne Butson General Secretary And Kelvin Rush Site Delegate – Toll Owens

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Summary of Presentation Summary of Presentation

In 2 parts Part 1 - overview of

RMTU involvement with Tolls

  • Nationally

Part 2 – a closer

look at Toll Owens Ltd

  • Mount Maunganui
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The RMTU The RMTU

3865

members

38 employers 9 Fulltime staff Largest NZ Union

within Toll Holdings

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The RMTU has high The RMTU has high The RMTU has high The RMTU has high membership membership membership membership density in all density in all density in all density in all facets of Toll facets of Toll facets of Toll facets of Toll’ ’s NZ s NZ s NZ s NZ

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Which Part Of Toll Does Which Part Of Toll Does The RMTU Deal With The RMTU Deal With

  • Toll NZ Consolidated

Toll NZ Consolidated

  • Toll Rail

Toll Rail

– – Tranz Scenic Tranz Scenic – – Tranz metro Tranz metro – – Toll Hillside Toll Hillside

  • Toll Tranz Link

Toll Tranz Link

– – Toll Tranz Link Refrigerated Toll Tranz Link Refrigerated

  • The Interisland Line

The Interisland Line

  • Land based Terminal Staff

Land based Terminal Staff

  • Toll Owens Limited

Toll Owens Limited

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RMTU RMTU Organisation Organisation in in The Toll NZ Operation The Toll NZ Operation

  • Toll RMTU membership within

Toll RMTU membership within Divisions = 1916 Divisions = 1916

  • Toll Rail industry businesses

Toll Rail industry businesses

  • Mature Union structures

Mature Union structures

– – National Representative Toll Operating Council National Representative Toll Operating Council

  • Sectoral Elected Representation

Sectoral Elected Representation – – Cost sharing with employer Cost sharing with employer

  • Strong consultation Culture

Strong consultation Culture

  • High Density

High Density

  • Industrial Strength

Industrial Strength

  • Toll

Toll-

  • Owens to follow

Owens to follow

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History Of dealing With History Of dealing With Toll Toll

Only prospective purchaser of Tranz

Rail since 1993 who chose not to meet the Union prior to purchase

Initial experience was union hostile Continued the sale of assets Opposed extension of collective

bargaining

Litigious Hard negotiator

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Overall State Of Overall State Of Relationships With Toll Relationships With Toll’ ’s s Including Current Problems Including Current Problems

We do

disagree from time to time

Developing

relationship

Disparity of

approach by division

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Collective Bargaining With Collective Bargaining With Toll Toll

Jackson strongly opposed to Multi Party

Collective Agreements (MECA’s)

Toll Owens negotiations just completed Union completed ballots for MECA in Toll

NZ and Connex Auckland

– Toll accepted ballot outcome and is in

negotiations

– Accepted no pass on provision in GF code – In negotiations presently

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RMTU Recognition & RMTU Recognition & Rights In Toll Rights In Toll

National Industrial Councils National approach to

formulating D&A policy

Toll paying cost of bargaining Currently negotiating delegates

charter into rail CA

Union representation on

company H&S executive

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Kelvin Rush

A Closer Look At Toll Owens Mount Maunganui

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Toll Owens Toll Owens

  • Originally part of Owens Group

Originally part of Owens Group

  • Became a joint venture with the

Became a joint venture with the Port of Port of Tauranga Tauranga

  • Primarily handles cargo

Primarily handles cargo at at Sulphur Sulphur Point, Point, Tauranga Tauranga and provincial ports and provincial ports

  • Employer objective,

Employer objective, second tier workforce second tier workforce

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History History

Owens BOP bought

by Port of Tauranga

Wholly owned

subsidiary

Operated at arms

length

Originally had 24

employees, non Union on individual agreements at the Port of Tauranga

Now Toll Owens joint

venture

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RMTU RMTU RMTU RMTU Organisation Organisation Organisation Organisation

Organisation of the

Cargo Co workers was initiated by RMTU members at the POT during routine contact between the groups

Organising works

project

Increase in RMTU

membership over previous two collective agreement settlements

Last settlement made

significant progress on rates and conditions

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Organisation Organisation

Union density now 85% and growing Currently 100 plus members at

Sulphur Point, Mt Maunganui and Marsden Point

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Union Consolidation Union Consolidation

  • RMTU and MUNZ combined

RMTU and MUNZ combined for bargaining of collective for bargaining of collective agreement with Toll Owens agreement with Toll Owens

  • Three separate agreements

Three separate agreements combined into one covering combined into one covering both Unions and workers in: both Unions and workers in:

– – General cargo,

General cargo,

– – Mechanical services, and

Mechanical services, and

– – Log marshalling

Log marshalling

  • Toll Owens resisted

Toll Owens resisted consolidation until point of consolidation until point of settlement settlement

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Current State Current State

Excellent delegates who operate as

an integral part of the POT delegate’s executive

Good settlements over the last two

agreements with major gains in pay and conditions

Growing membership as workers

consolidate around the agreement settlement

Relationship with the company

continues to be bad

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Future Issues Future Issues Future Issues Future Issues

100% Unionisation of Toll Owens Now operating in seven NZ ports,

700 workers

Rationalisation of wages and

conditions in Toll Owens

De-Unionisation Inter-Union immaturity Yellow dog Unions

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Thank you for your Thank you for your attention attention brothers and sisters brothers and sisters