Building supplies, machinery, and other bulk goods destined for homes, mines, farms, and infrastructure will face delays at major Australian ports over the Christmas period as the militant maritime union launches a series of strikes against wharf operator Qube. The union, seeking changes to rostering rules, accuses Qube of failing to negotiate fairly, while Qube claims the union is prioritizing attention-seeking over workers' best interests.
Building supplies and machinery for homes, mines, farms and infrastructure will be held up at ports around Australia over Christmas as the militant maritime union steps up its campaign against major wharf operator Qube .
The company has offered its staff an 18 per cent wage rise over four years but the union, which represents almost all workers on Australian docks, wants changes to current rostering rules that let Qube determine workers’ shifts at 4pm the day before they begin. “This is a deeply disappointing, not unexpected and entirely on brand escalation by the CFMEU, which, by its conduct, has been clear a pre-Christmas attention-seeking strike was always the plan,” the spokesman said. “It’s about time the union stopped playing Grinch and meaningfully engages in negotiations to bring these protracted disputes to an end and lock in pay increases for workers for Christmas.
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