Transport & Logistics

T&L Over 8,000 workers in road transport, stores, warehousing and logistics come together in the Transport & Logistics sector of FIRST Union.

We have Industry Councils which drive the work of our union in Transport & Logistics

Karl Andersen is the Secretary of FIRST Union's Transport & Logistics sector.

Transport & Logistics Workers FIRST!

Check out the latest news below from our transport and logistics workers:

Auckland has its Port back but this never should have happened

Date of Release:

Friday, March 30, 2012

Auckland citizens, workers and businesses will welcome news that their Port will be up and running again soon, following Port management’s dropping of their plan to casualise its workforce, FIRST Union said today.

70,000 ITF members stand alongside Auckland wharfies

Date of Release:

Friday, February 24, 2012

New Zealand affiliates of the International Transport Workers Federation are backing the Maritime Union of NZ in its fight for secure jobs at the Ports of Auckland.

Courier drivers 'virtually slaves'

Date of Release:

09/10/2011

Courier drivers are struggling to earn a living wage, with incomes stalled at about the same level as they were 20 years ago, while running costs have exploded, the Sunday Star-Times reports.

$15 minimum at Transpacific

Article Date:

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Despite toiling in a dirty and difficult environment, workers at Transpacific Industries recycling plants in Auckland and Wellington were among the poorest paid in the union.