14 Jan 2016 / Australia
Svitzer has today lodged an urgent application with the Fair Work Commission seeking to terminate the Australian Institute of Marine and Power Engineers’ (AIMPE) industrial action at the nation’s ports.
This follows AIMPE’s decision to escalate its campaign and the notification late yesterday afternoon (13 January) that they would conduct further rolling stoppages of up to 48 hours in duration.
The AIMPE engineers’ union has proceeded with industrial action as planned on Svitzer operated tugs, with the first round of stoppages completed at Geelong, Newcastle, Sydney/Botany and Brisbane and planned 12-hour stoppages planned today (14 January) at Fremantle and Kwinana.
On 19 January, the unionplans to simultaneously stop work at eight major ports.
The planned stoppages are as follows:
Newcastle:
24-hour stoppages from 0001/15 January and from 0001/19 January.
Brisbane:
24-hour stoppages from 0001/16 January and from 0001/19 January.
Adelaide:
24-hour stoppages from 0001/16 January and from 0001/19 January.
Melbourne & Geelong:
24-hour stoppages from 0001/17 January and from 0001/19 January.
Sydney & Botany:
48-hour stoppage from 0001/18 January.
Fremantle & Kwinana:
48-hour stoppage from 0001/18 January.
For information about operations at Australian ports contact GAC Australia at [email protected]
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