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Patrick Terminals tries to shut down wharf strikes as PM lashes maritime union – The Guardian
Company’s bid in Fair Work Commission comes as Scott Morrison accuses union of holding Australia’s imports and exports to ransom
Patrick Terminals has launched a bid to terminate maritime union strikes across Australia that have been blamed for delays at Sydneys Port Botany.
After the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) notified the stevedores it intended to strike for 24 hours in Brisbane and Port Botany on Friday, the company hit back with an application to the Fair Work Commission to terminate its industrial action.
The aggressive response follows seven months of bargaining over a new pay deal in which the MUA has aske…
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