Published 1998-09-26
Keywords
- industrial relations,
- industrial dispute,
- stevedoring,
- Maritime Union of Australia,
- Patrick Corporation Stevedore dispute
- Australian Industrial Relations Commission,
- industry award,
- Australian Workplace Agreements,
- Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth),
- Maritime Industry Seagoing Award,
- Australian Council of Trade Unions,
- Enterprise Agreement,
- government regulation,
- Stevedoring Industry Award 1991,
- redundancy,
- industrial action,
- Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) ...More
Abstract
Dixon's paper comprises Business Session 4 of the 1998 MLAANZ Conference, chaired by John Gresson. Dixon provides an overview of developments in industrial relations on the waterfront in Australia, and raises key matters of interest. Dixon finds that the maritime industry in Australia, overall, has introduced real change and achieved efficiencies as with the removal of industry employment and the significant reduction in the number of seafarers per vessel.
As a case study, Dixon discusses the Patrick Corporation stevedoring dispute of 1998.