Australia’s Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, the Hon Tony Burke MP, has slammed the stevedore DP World and has refused to intervene to end an industrial dispute that has […]
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Full work bans are in effect at DP World Sydney, Brisbane and Fremantle. Highly disrupted operations are in effect at DP World Melbourne. As has been reported several times now […]
DP World, one of the leading port operators, has estimated that the ongoing industrial action in Australia has already cost our economy a staggering $1.34 billion since October last year. […]
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Shipping Australia notes the ongoing industrial relations difficulties on the Australian waterfront.
With 1-in-5 jobs supported by global trade, over 99.9% of all physical goods and commodities moved by sea, and just under 46% of our GDP dependent on international trade, continued smooth operations on the waterfront are vital to the economic wellbeing of all Australians, no matter how far they live from the sea.
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Patrick Terminals has today advised that there will be a three-day hearing at the Fair Work Commission to determine whether the current Patrick Enterprise Bargaining Agreement can be terminated.
In a statement from Patrick today, the terminal operator noted that it is “evident that the current agreement was no longer fit for purpose”.
The stevedore pointed to a number of operational restrictions within the current...
https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/industrial-umpire-to-rule-in-patrick-vs-mua-dispute/
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/
Early in the evening yesterday*, the shipping and trade industries were stunned by news of a sweeping range of aggressive strikes by the Maritime Union of Australia. A series of rolling 12 hour strikes are due every Monday, Wednesday and Friday for the first two weeks of November.
There...
https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/christmas-crippling-strikes-announced-by-the-waterfront-union/
Coming out of months of lockdown, with a nation in distress from the tragedies of COVID, and trying to shake off our economic troubles, what we really don’t need is an aggressive round of nationwide strikes designed to sabotage our Christmas.
But that’s just what your unfriendly and uncaring, Maritime Union of Australia has done.
There are in excess of 200 industrial actions planned. There are a series of rolling bans and stoppages at terminals in Sydney,...
https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/ruined-christmas-day-blame-the-mua/
Notice of lengthy and detailed waterfront industrial action has been given by the union for the Brisbane and Sydney container terminals operated by Patrick.
Patrick has stated that it is “greatly disappointed… the MUA has taken to targeting importers and exporters who are already facing significant hardship during the import peak season as consumers in Australia prepare for Christmas. The impact of the additional MUA industrial action will result in delays...
A long and detailed list of disruptive industrial action has been given by the maritime union to an Australian container terminal operator. If these actions are taken at Sydney and Brisbane then it could cause huge costs and delays which will hurt the freight industries and everyday Australians.
Important freight assets
Sydney and Brisbane are two extremely important freight assets. Sydney and Brisbane between them handle about four...