A container ship may be stranded at Port Chalmers for days, after it was holed during a berthing manoeuvre at the port. “The vessel was turning in the basin before berthing, when the engines failed. It was part way through...
Read MorePaddy Crumlin, the union’s national secretary, said it had never been the union’s intention that the terminals would be shut down by the company in response to the promised week-long bans. But Mr Crumlin insisted...
Read MoreThe following is excerpted from a San Francisco Chronicle editorial. Read it in its entirety at this link. In the Senate, the fight against renewing the Patriot Act may be doomed, but it’s collected odd political...
Read MoreWharf workers who’ll vote to prematurely end their strike in a pay dispute with stevedore Patrick say the ball is now in their employer’s court. Wharfies at major ports in Sydney, Brisbane and Fremantle are due to...
Read MoreThe Maritime Union of Australia yesterday formally cancelled the planned industrial action at Melbourne’s East Swanson dock after the challenge by Patrick. After Patrick launched legal action with Fair Work Australia to rule the...
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