Is this what MUNZ is REALLY like?

This post from Cactus Kate is a must-read; she blogs:

The Stranded has reposted stories of some of the workers who claim to earn under the $91,000 average. This is to be welcomed, some real life case studies of the sort of chaps down their doing good honest half days of work. So Meet the Wharfies.

Now I will let you meet the real culture of the Wharfies they didn't want to share. Stronger Together.

Unless you are from Tuvalu or a woman.

It doesn't take much of a google to see the sort of chaps who work on the Ports of Auckland Wharf. They sure keep the Employment Court amused and busy. The mainstream media briefly touched on the problems late last year when it was buried in election coverage.

Cactus has done her homework here, as one would expect. And what she's come up with shows members of the Maritime Union Local 13 (the Auckland branch) in none-too-flattering light.

MUNZ Local 13 may be resorting to some old-school unionism with its repetitive strike notices, but it would appear that other "old-school" attitudes are prevalent on the wharves in Auckland, especially from senior members of the union. This Employment Court judgment in particular is worthy of a read in its entirety.

Could issues such as these be the underlying reason that the Labour Party is refusing to publicly endorse MUNZ's position? We think that's an entirely reasonable supposition.