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 … [Read more...]
Summary: Patrick seeks to terminate enterprise agreement with the MUA
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 … [Read more...]
Ruined Christmas Day? Blame the MUA
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 … [Read more...]
Waterfront stoppages will hurt the economy and everyday Australians
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 … [Read more...]
Congestion update: current status, bad weather, new industrial action, container hire
Unfortunately there continues to be a container backlog, induced by industrial action, in Sydney at the moment. That backlog has been aggravated by recent bad weather. It may get worse given the likelihood of new industrial action. … [Read more...]