Maritime Union of Australia
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MUA welcomes Gillard Govt 7 Sep 2010The Maritime Union today joined the ACTU and other unions in welcoming the break in the political deadlock by independents ...
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Newcastle wharfies down tools over safety 6 Sep 2010Waterside workers in Newcastle this morning refuse to work ship with unmarked pre-slung loads
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Why have waterfront safety regulation? 31 Aug 2010Safety should not be optional. It should be an absolute right and like other rights it should be enshrined in ...
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Loose lids sink ships 12 Aug 2010Another container ship breaks safety regulations in Melbourne port posing risk to ship safety and the environment
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Disaster averted on Reef as ITF calls for action 2 Aug 2010With the country in election mode the fact that a major shipping disaster in the Great Barrier Reef was averted ...
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Maimed for life 28 Jul 2010Alongside the spate of deaths on the Australian waterfront, are the maimed.
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Chaplain admonishes heartless bosses 27 Jul 2010A local Devonport chaplain writes to management on hearing of the companies decision to penalise workers for attending Friday's memorial ...
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Premier Keneally joins mourners nationwide 24 Jul 2010NSW Premier Kristina Keneally expressed deep sorrow over the death of wharfie Stephen Piper and expressed her support for urgent ...
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Too many fatalities on the waterfront; unions call for urgent taskforce to improve safety 23 Jul 2010Workplace safety on Australian waterfronts must be overhauled to stem the mounting death toll among stevedoring workers.
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Wharfies walk off job nationwide to remember mate 23 Jul 2010Waterside workers this morning walked off the job from wharves right across the nation to attend memorial services to coincide ...