Category: Maritime union of Australia

‘A Disgrace’: Australian Unions Fire Back at PM on Port Warning

December 2, 2021
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The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) has said the fact that Prime Minister Scott Morrison joined the “attack” from stevedoring companies against wharf workers and their families was a “disgrace.” In a response to Morrison’s warning to the MUA that the government would intervene in future industrial action at ports if necessary, MUA national secretary…

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Australian PM Warns Maritime Union It Will ‘Take Action’ in Ongoing Industrial Action If Needed

November 30, 2021
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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has warned the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) that the government will step in to intervene in the port strikes at Patrick Terminals if necessary. “Our government is also keeping a close watch on the potential for industrial action to disrupt economic activity, noting that industrial action at Patrick Terminals…

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Australian PM Warns Maritime Union He Will ‘Take Action’ in Ongoing Industrial Action If Needed

November 30, 2021
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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has warned the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) that the government will step in to intervene in the port strikes at Patrick Terminals if necessary. “Our government is also keeping a close watch on the potential for industrial action to disrupt economic activity, noting that industrial action at Patrick Terminals…

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Australian Stevedore Applies to Stop ‘Unrelenting Barrage’ of Strikes in Its Ports

November 9, 2021
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Container terminal operator Patrick Terminals has lodged its application to the Fair Work Commission in a bid to stop the ongoing industrial actions occurring in four of its ports. Patrick, which handles around 40 percent of the nation’s container freight at its Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Perth ports, applied to terminate Maritime Union of Australia’s…

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‘Unhelpful and Inaccurate’: Australian Union Rebukes ACCC’s Comments on Strikes Worsening Port Delays

November 4, 2021
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The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) has called comments by the Australian consumer watchdog in its report on port delays an “unhelpful and inaccurate intervention,” adding that it was not their place to comment on workers’ pay disputes. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) noted in its report on Nov. 4 that industrial action and…

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Australians Importing Christmas Gifts Should Buy Early as Ports Face ‘Intense Pressure’: ACCC

November 3, 2021
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The Australian consumer watchdog said the current global supply chain crisis is putting “intense pressure” on Australian exporters and importers, meaning people planning to import Christmas gifts should finalise their purchases early. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) Container Stevedoring Monitoring Report 2020-21 revealed that a number of Australian exporters are currently struggling to…

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Port Strikes in Australia Halted After 2 Positive Cases of COVID-19 Detected

October 6, 2021
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A union-led strike at the Port of Melbourne has been halted after two cases of COVID-19 forced over 100 workers into isolation, heavily impacting operations. Two employees at container terminal operator Patrick Terminals have tested positive for COVID-19, forcing 109 workers into a 14-day self-isolation period just as Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) began its…

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