Serious industrial action at the Port of Melbourne on the way, VICT warns

Pictured: a stack of containers; Photo credit Dale Staton via UnSplash

Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT) is facing imminent disruption from industrial action.

This is in the face of a union agenda to force Australia’s first fully automated container terminal to comply with “industry standards” by adopting the incompatible hours, manning and overtime conditions that govern the manually operated terminals around Australia.

Adoption of such conditions would see the terminal saddled...

https://shippingaustralia.com.au/serious-industrial-action-at-the-port-of-melbourne-on-the-way-vict-warns/

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