News / DP World Australia warns customers as union calls more dock strikes

DP World Australia (DPWA) is bracing for more dockworker strikes as the 15-month dispute with the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) drags on.

On Sunday night, the MUA launched a 24-hour strike at DPWA’s Fremantle terminal in western Australia, claiming the company had “failed to bargain in good faith” during negotiations for a new workplace agreement.

The industrial action, which included 200 wharfies stopping work, will be followed by rolling stoppages and work bans, the MUA said.

“Wharfies at DP World’s Fremantle terminal ...