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STRIKES WORLDWIDE * New Zealand - Watersiders' strike ends with big cargo backlog
Auckland,New Zealand -The New Zealand Herald, by Mathew Dearnaley -Dec 04, 2008: -- Auckland port workers returned to their cranes late last night from a bruising 24-hour strike after granting what union leaders said was a strong mandate to resume negotiations in their two-year-old pay dispute... That could happen tomorrow if the Maritime Union accepts an offer of a meeting then with Ports of Auckland... Trucking firms expect a hectic day on the waterfront today as they try to clear a backlog of cargo from the strike by up to 300 port workers which disrupted the schedules of four container ships at a busy time of year for both exporters and importers... Importers Institute secretary Daniel Silva said that although retailers already had most of their Christmas goods on shop shelves, the strike was a big inconvenience to those waiting for late consignments, some of which might now end up in New Year sales bins... Auckland Road Transport Association executive Chris Carr said some trucks had to wait for up to 80 minutes to clear goods in the two days before the strike, after heavy traffic overwhelmed a finely tuned cargo booking system, and he feared even longer delays today...
* South Africa - Strike looms in trucking industry
Soweto,South Africa -The Sowetan, by Katlego Moeng -2 December 2008: -- The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union has called on the Department of Transport to implement tacit regulation of working time in the road freight and logistics industry to counter the exploitation by unscrupulous employers... Up to 60000 workers employed under the Road Freight Employer Association have declared a dispute with their employers that may result in a strike that can bring the trucking and logistics industry to a standstill...
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