08 Dec 2017 / Port Jackson & Port Botany, Australia
The Port Authority of New South Wales has received notification of a 24 hour stoppage by Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) members working on board pilot cutters operated by the Port Authority from Port Jackson and Port Botany starting at 0600 hours local time on Wednesday, 13 December.
This proposed action will suspend the use of the pilot vessels to embark and disembark Pilots at both ports.
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;
- Any and all safety and emergency related issues.
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.
The Port Authority of New South Wales has been negotiating with the Australian Maritime Officers Union (AMOU) and Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) over a replacement Enterprise Agreement for its Sydney workforce since February 2017.
For information about operations at Australian ports contact GAC Australia at [email protected]
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