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10 Sep 2010 The return of the Gillard Labor Government to power is fundamentally important to working people.
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Warren Smith, MUA Assistant National Secretary MUA31 Aug 2010 Safety should not be optional. It should be an absolute right and like other rights it should be enshrined in law.
25 Aug 2010 But they are wearing T-shirts saying "I support the reinstatement of Cumbo" in solidarity with MUA POAGS delegate Steve Cumberlidge
14 Aug 2010 First time in more than a decade Australia has a shipping industry policy - MUA Deputy National Secretary Mick Doleman
13 Aug 2010 The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) today welcomed the Australian Government's announcement of a long awaited package of reforms to revitalise Australian shipping.
12 Aug 2010 Another container ship breaks safety regulations in Melbourne port posing risk to ship safety and the environment
2 Aug 2010 With the country in election mode the fact that a major shipping disaster in the Great Barrier Reef was averted went virtualy unmentioned. The ITF is calling for the introduction of the Shipping Reforms ASAP.
28 Jul 2010 Alongside the spate of deaths on the Australian waterfront, are the maimed.
26 Jul 2010 Better known as Labor Rat, Billy Hughes' little known contribution to Australian shipping is now the setting of a new book by retired seafarer and writer Wayne Ward - 28Men.
24 Jul 2010 NSW Premier Kristina Keneally expressed deep sorrow over the death of wharfie Stephen Piper and expressed her support for urgent safety reforms as thousands, including ACTU president Ged Kearney, MPs and chaplans attended services nationwide.
Mark Phillips23 Jul 2010 Workplace safety on Australian waterfronts must be overhauled to stem the mounting death toll among stevedoring workers.