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Protests on South Island waterfronts look set to continue, despite a High Court injunction banning "unlawful activities" by members of the Waterfront Workers' Union (WWU). Forestry giant Carter Holt Harvey (CCH) and scab union Mainland Stevedoring took out the injunction after mediation talks between CHH and the WWU collapsed in late April. The Nelson branch of the WWU initially announced it would suspend its pickets and seek "dialogue" with CCH, but a later announcement by the union's national body hinted that "lawful" protests would continue. Meanwhile, activists in Dunedin and Bluff have been discussing with local WWU representatives how to respond to future attempts by CHH to load ships in the area. In an effort to get around the injunction, future pickets may involve sit down protests by family members and activists who are not members of the WWU. A ship is scheduled to begin loading logs for CHH at Bluff in early June. Wharfies have been picketing South Island docks since late last year in protest at CHH's attempt to casualise the waterfront workforce. Police in Nelson, Port Chalmers and Bluff have used force to escort workers from Tauranga-based Mainland Stevedoring onto the wharves to load ships for CHH, resulting in scuffles and several arrests.
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