Industrial action at port

18 Sep 2024 / Darwin, Australia

Qube Ports Darwin have received the first notice of Protected Industrial Action for the Port of Darwin, for seven days starting from 0001 hours on Friday (20 September).

The Maritime Union of Australia have announced:

  • 8-hour stoppage from when the vessel ties up at the berth.
  • Only work 8-hour shifts to be worked.
  • Work only to commence at 0700, 1500 and 2300 hours.
  • No shift extensions.
  • Ban on performance of shift pre-starts.
  • Once the start time is ordered, no variation to the same will be accepted.
  • No call-ins to be accepted outside of allocated shifts.
  • One-hour stoppage of work, every day commencing at 0600 hours.
  • No loading or unloading of any trucks displaying a Qube business logo.

For further details and updates, as well as information about operations in Australia, contact GAC Australia at [email protected]

If quoting any content from Hot Port News, please cite GAC Hot Port News as the source.

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