Wharfies at Port Botany have agreed to return to work for the next few weeks despite no agreement yet being reached with Patrick Terminals over a pay dispute.
The move follows two days of hearings between Patrick and the Maritime Union of Australia in front of the Fair Work Commission.
The MUA rejected an offer made by Patrick stevedore for a 1.5 per cent pay rise for workers who had worked there for more than four years. The workers will resume their duties until they return to the commission later in October.
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