19 Oct 2017 / Sydney, Australia
The Port Authority of New South Wales has received notification of protected industrial action to be undertaken by MUA members working on board pilot cutters operated by the Port Authority from Port Jackson and Port Botany as follows:
24 hour stoppage commencing at 0600 Tuesday 24 October 2017.
The action proposed will suspend the use of the pilot vessels to embark and disembark Pilots in Port Jackson and Port Botany.
The MUA have agreed to exempt the following functions from any industrial action:
- Watch keeping at sea;
- Fire Rounds;
- Port security watches;
- Safety drills;
- Product tanker and crude oil tanker vessels;
- Passenger cruise vessels;
- All dealings with emergency equipment in any manner; and
- Any and all safety and emergency related issues.
This industrial action does not exempt perishables and therefore the movement of container vessels scheduled during this period will be affected.
Emergency response, Vessel Traffic Services and other Port Officer functions (other than pilot cutter movements) will be required to continue as normal during this period of industrial action.
(For information about operations at Australian ports contact GAC Australia at [email protected])
Source: Port Authority of New South Wales notification dated 19 October 2017
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