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flag New Zealand dockworkers join global union alliance to block port automation threatening jobs.

flag The Maritime Union of New Zealand has joined a global alliance of dockworker unions from over 60 countries, formed at a Lisbon summit, to resist automation in ports that threatens jobs. flag The "Lisbon Summit Resolution" commits the group to coordinated strike actions against companies advancing automation without worker protections. flag MUNZ cited success in blocking an automation project at the Port of Auckland as evidence that such efforts can preserve jobs. flag The alliance, inspired by a 2024 U.S. strike that secured worker safeguards, supports technological progress but opposes its use to eliminate jobs, especially amid economic hardship. flag It urges companies to prioritize people over profits.

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