Oz dock code closer

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Australian waterfront employers and unions are moving closer to agreement on a new stevedoring code of practice....

WA in Freo sell-off?

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The Western Australian government may look to resolve its long-running dispute with pr ivate port proponent Len Buckeridge by selling him Fr...

Thumbs down for Oz safety code

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Protest marches in major Australian ports at the end of October appear to have done little to convince shipowners and stevedores to embrace ...

Oz waterfront woes spread…

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New labour agreements between the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) and Asciano’s Patrick Container Ports were finally reached in mid-Nove...

Strife continues on Oz waterfront

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The cat-and-mouse game that purports to be Enterprise Bargaining Agreement (EBA) negotiations between Asciano’s Patrick and the Maritime U...

Strife hits Oz waterfront

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The Australian waterfront is facing a year of industrial disputes as an increasingly aggressive maritime union negotiates new labour agreeme...

MUA takes on Patrick

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Selected Australian ports have been subjected to strikes of up to 72 hours as the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) “negotiates” with Pa...

Dock death prompts code call

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The death of a dockworker at Port Botany in late March has prompted waterside workers to increase pressure on the Australian government for ...

Recession catches up with Oz ports…

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After something of an Indian summer, the impact of the global slowdown has finally reached major Australian container ports with volumes sli...

MUA “back to 1998”

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The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) claims to have “reclaimed” most of the employment conditions lost in 1998’s bitter waterfront di...

Oz shipping comeback?

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Hopes are growing of a resurgence in Australian-controlled shipping with the Australian Labour Party - currently leading opinion polls ahead...

Patrick fines handed down

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Patrick Stevedores has been fined A$115,000 for five breaches of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 in relation to the use of strad...

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