News / Shipping Australia calls for reform of industrial relations

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As industrial action by an Australian dockworkers’ union against terminal operator Qube is set to end, trade association Shipping Australia (SAL) has called for reform so that “no single group, body, or entity has the power to hold the entire nation to ransom”. 

The union campaign against Qube has been ongoing for months, with impacted ports including Brisbane, Kembla, Melbourne, Adelaide, Darwin and Fremantle.   

The union said on Sunday that negotiations with Qube were progressing, but stoppages had been scheduled for ...