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
AP Møller-Maersk-owned Svitzer is set to bring Australia’s container ports “to a standstill” by barring its tug boat crews from working.
It’s the latest escalation in a three-year battle with trade unions over a new employment agreement.
Yesterday, the Danish company announced an “indefinite lockout” of all its 582 harbour towage employees from noon on Friday, effectively closing shipping traffic to Australia’s 17 major ports.
Svitzer said it would lock out its tug boat crews “under the provisions of the Fair Work Act, ...
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