Australia’s industrial umpire, the Fair Work Commission, today (18 November 2022) made an order suspending Svitzer Australia’s proposed protected industrial action of an indefinite lockout of employees for a period of six months.
On 14 November 2022, Svitzer Australia gave notice that it would take an employer response action in the form of an indefinite lockout of all harbour towage employees covered by...
The Maritime Union of Australia has agreed to withdraw an extensive series of strikes and stoppages at Patrick Terminal after the stevedore lodged an application with the Fair Work Commission to terminate the strikes.
News was just received at 17:57 on Wednesday 10 November 2021.
Patrick lodged its application with the Fair Work Commission on Monday...
https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/mua-backs-down-from-programme-of-rolling-strikes/
By Kiri Jervis, Partner, Clyde & Co and Miriam Asar, Associate, Clyde & Co
Enterprise bargaining can, at times, be a tense and protracted affair.
This is particularly so when there are external pressures which make it especially desirable for the parties to reach a quick agreement.
In one example, Port Kembla Coal Terminal (PKCT) applied to terminate its enterprise agreement after a drastic deterioration in market conditions which commenced well before, and...
https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/can-terminating-an-enterprise-agreement-end-a-stalemate/
Patrick Terminals announced, in the early evening of Tuesday 26 October 2021, that it has lodged an application with the industrial umpire, the Fair Work Commission, to terminate its enterprise agreement with the Maritime Union of Australia.
The agreement is no longer fit for purpose, as it contains a number of operational restrictions...
https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/patrick-seeks-to-terminate-enterprise-agreement-with-the-mua/
By Smit Lamnalco Towage (Australia).
Smit Lamnalco Towage (Australia) Pty Ltd has been notified by the Australian Institute of Marine and Power Engineers (AIMPE) of their intention to take protected industrial action within the company’s Gladstone operations.
Engineers will stop today for 6 consecutive 1 hour periods from 0700...
https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/engineers-union-to-take-industrial-action-at-gladstone/
Today’s two-day hearing before the Fair Work Commission to terminate or suspend the Maritime Union of Australia’s industrial action at Patrick Terminals has been cancelled following an agreement for further talks between the parties.
On Friday, 23 October, the MUA provided undertakings to the Fair Work Commission that committed the union to not organise or notify any industrial action against Patrick Terminals before 1 December 2020. Patrick Terminals noted, however, that there is the...
https://shippingaustralia.com.au/union-patrick-fair-work-hearing-cancelled-pending-further-talks/
Late-breaking news that there has been a pause in the industrial dispute between the Maritime Union of Australia and Patrick Terminals has been welcomed by Shipping Australia. However, union-induced industrial disruption will continue.
Commenting on the news of the adjournment of the industrial hearing, the CEO of Shipping Australia, Rod Nairn, said: “after a day and a half of conciliation conference at the Fair Work Commission the MUA has called off all industrial action at Patrick Terminals...
https://shippingaustralia.com.au/industrial-dispute-pause-is-welcome-but-disruption-is-ongoing/
An application to the Fair Work Commission by container terminal operator Patrick Terminals to terminate industrial action is strongly supported by Shipping Australia.
“Any disruption to trade at our ports causes harm to Australian businesses, consumers and our broader economy”, Shipping Australia chief executive officer Rod Nairn said. “This round of waterfront industrial action during a global pandemic and a national economic crisis is reckless, grossly irresponsible and utterly inappropriate.
“...
The Maritime Union of Australia withdrew its industrial action at DP World Australia minutes before a case was due to be heard by the Fair Work Commission.
Shipping Australia understands that a written undertaking has now been given to the Fair Work Commission that no further notices of industrial action at Port Botany will be submitted before 01 November 2020.
In a customer statement, DP World Australia says that a normal service will resume. It adds that it expects to be able to pursue a final...
https://shippingaustralia.com.au/industrial-action-withdrawn-at-dpwa-normal-service-to-resume/
Late yesterday, Shipping Australia filed a statement at the Fair Work Commission in support of DP World Australia’s application to terminate protected industrial action on the grounds of significant harm to the economy.
Extensive industrial action across the waterfront is a matter of importance to the shipping industry as the increased costs and...
https://shippingaustralia.com.au/shipping-australia-takes-action-to-support-dpwa/