Is the Australian supply chain about to see large numbers of boxes build up in container yards once again? Will we see omitted port calls? Will we again see lots of blank sailings? Are we about to enter a period of extreme disruption in the supply chain?
These are real prospects because of the Secure Jobs, Better Pay Act.
That Act paves the way sector-wide enterprise bargaining between trade unions and employers as it empowers unions to group together multiple employers and bargain with them as one group.