Shipping Australia calls for reform of industrial relations
As industrial action by an Australian dockworkers’ union against terminal operator Qube is set to ...
By Sam Whelan
Following intense political pressure and intervention from Australia’s Fair Work Commission (FWC), Svitzer’s planned lockout of its tugboat crews tomorrow has been cancelled.
The FWC met today , an attempt to bring its battle with maritime union’s to a head after three years of failed negotiations.
According to the Freight & Trade Alliance (F&TA), before adjourning, an FWC meeting today “advised that the lockout will not proceed”.
The FWC met to consider whether to suspend or terminate Svitzer’s move to stop its tug ...
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