Tag: MUA

The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) reported that Australia failed to designate seafarers as key workers, contrary to the IMO's resolutions.

The Victorian branch of the Maritime Union of Australia have refused to unload a cargo vessel in Melbourne, due to health and safety claims. This decision made Shipping Australia condemn the action.

Fires have been affecting Sydney, filling the city with smoke recently, the Port Botany is now expected to close again on December 10 for a second time within a week, as temperatures are expected to reach up to 40°C. On Thursday, December 5, 50 uncontrolled fires merged north of Sydney into a ‘mega fire’ on a 60 km front; the state department of health warned conditions were so hazardous that people had stay inside, leading to schools and university campuses to shut down.

Following yesterday's news that Wharfies at port of Newcastle are to protest against the new crane, the port released a statement, responding to the Maritime Union of Australia. The workers are against the new crane, supporting that the project will bring additional personnel and thus put at risk the work and available hours for existing stevedoring workers and corporations.

Dockworkers from three stevedoring corporations at the Port of Newcastle in Australia, held a 4-hour stop work meeting in order to protest for the arrival of a new bulk uploading crane which according to the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA), could potentially threaten job security.

Iron Chieftain bulker vessel departed from Port Kembla on March 27, and is now heading to its final resting place in Turkey. The vessel suffered a major fire in June 2018, and 100 firefighters were deployed to extinguish the fire.

The Maritime Union of Australia warns that Australia's shipping industry is in crisis, as the nations economic, environmental, and national security is at risk. To that point, MUA suggests that government reform could find a solution to this issue and deliver a multi-billion dollar benefit for the economy.

The International Transport Workers’ Federation urged Hutchison Ports to address the series of serious health and safety incidents across their global operations, as a dockworker is still in a critical condition after falling seven metres from her cabin to the concrete below, at the company’s Port Botany terminal.

A 55-year-old woman, member of the Maritime Union of Australia, remains in a critical condition in hospital after a workplace collision between two port shuttle carriers at Hutchison Ports Australia, at Port Botany. The accident happened on Thursday, 19 of April. The woman sustained a broken leg, broken arm and a closed head injury.

The Australian Council of Trade Unions and the Maritime Union of Australia informed of the launch of a new campaign, "to save Australian shipping." As explained, the number of Aussie-flagged vessels has continued to decline, while the country has zero Australian–crewed tankers.