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MUA rally for safety
Waterfront workers today are protesting at major ports and stevedoring headquarters around Australia to demand a national safety code, following the death of 56 year-old Newcastle wharfie, Greg Fitzgibbon last month.
A 20 tonne pallet of aluminium ingots on board the Weaver Arrow crushed Mr Fitzgibbon on September 23.
A day later, despite Mr Fitzgibbon’s death, major employers such as Patricks, Qube and DP World moved to block a stevedoring code of practice that would make the Australian waterfront a safer place to work. The major employers have been joined by Shipping Australia, a lobby group representing foreign shipping companies, who don’t employ a single worker on the waterfront, yet are blocking a fair safety code and trying to drive down safety standards.
MUA Assistant National Secretary, Warren Smith said:
Tragically, we saw the reality of the danger of working on Australian wharves just lastmonth. Despite the tragic death of Greg Fitzgibbon, Qube, Patricks and DP World seem to think it’s acceptable to drag their heels on workplace safety. Working on the Australian waterfront is dangerous work, something these corner...
The American Radio Association, the Inlandboatmen’s Union, the International Longshoremen’s Association, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots and the Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association endorse Obama-Biden ticket. The members of the Maritime Labor Alliance are fully committed to the future growth and economic viability of the United States-flag shipping industry and to the jobs of the American maritime workers we represent in all segments of our industry.
The Presidents of six major maritime labor unions announced today their endorsement of President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden for re-election. The maritime labor unions endorsing the President are: the American Radio Association, the Inlandboatmen’s Union, the International Longshoremen’s Association, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots and the Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association.
The members of the Maritime Labor Alliance are united in our conviction that the rights of our members under the law must be protected. We cannot and will not stand on...
Maersk, the largest container line by market value, will report a 44 percent gain in net income to 21.9 billion kroner ($3.8 billion) for this year, according to the mean of 18 analyst estimates. The Copenhagen-based company also owns oil tankers and drilling rigs, with container shipping generating 45 percent of revenue, data compiled by Bloomberg show. Its shares rose 6.5 percent to 40,400 kroner this year and are predicted to reach 48,060 kroner in 12 months.
The shipping line controls 9.6 percent of capacity sailing to North America from Asia, according to data from Alphaliner, an industry consultant. The next-largest operators are Geneva- based Mediterranean Shipping Co. and CMA GGM SA, located in Marseille, France. The ships are as long as 1,300 feet and can hold as many as 15,550 boxes.
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A local United Steelworkers contract negotiating committee and Cargill Inc. representatives will head back to the bargaining table as employees from the company’s Hammond, Indiana facility rejected a tentative contract agreement reached earlier in the month.
Bob Lofton, staff representative for the United Steelworkers District 7, said the union is waiting for the company to provide it with meeting dates as it puts together a counter proposal. He said both parties intend to return to bargaining.
Negotiations started in early September in Hammond, Lofton said. The bargaining committee and the company reached a tentative agreement earlier this month on a new deal, but more than 70 percent of members voted against it. Lofton said he couldn’t provide specific information about the workers’ complaints, but said they likely reflected “economic and non-economic” issues.
Union members also empowered the bargaining committee to call a strike following an Oct. 10 strike authorization vote, Lofton said. The three-year collective bargaining agreement between the union and company expired Sept. 30, but he said members are continuing to work under the terms of the old...
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