PALEA to picket New Zealand Embassy in support of Port of Auckland wharfies

MEDIA ADVISORY

Contact Alnem Pretencio (PALEA VP) @ 09209543634

 Solidarity action for fellow transport workers

PALEA to picket New Zealand Embassy in support of Port of Auckland wharfies

WHAT: PALEA solidarity picket for Auckland port workers

WHEN:  Today, March 14, 10:00 am

WHERE: New Zealand Embassy, BPI Buendia Center (near Buendia cor.

Makati Ave.

)

DETAILS: The Port of Auckland workers are on strike and have been dismissed due to a dispute over outsourcing and contractualization. The picket is in response to the call of the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) for global solidarity. PALEA will deliver a letter of concern to the New Zealand Embassy officials.

“The fight of the Auckland wharfies mirrors the struggle of Philippine Airlines employees. We stand in solidarity with them,” declared Gerry Rivera, PALEA president.