Australian industry breathed a sigh of relief with the news that dockers and terminal operator DP World had agreed a four-year deal which would see year-on-year pay increases while also allowing for 24-hour terminal operations.
The dispute has been ongoing since last October and has caused a backlog of over 50,000 containers to be built at DPW’s four terminals, the acrimonious dispute had split industry opinion with carriers backing the terminal operator and unions finding support from ministers.
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