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In the southern California mining town of Boron, 600 members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union are in a standoff with mining giant Rio Tinto.  Under threat are th

Time for decisive action from state government over Tasmanian ship dispute, says MUA

ITF Dockers' Secretary Frank Lees reports a breakthrough in the 14 week long Dublin Dockers dispute which the MUA has been supporting

World container traffic picking up

The International Longshore Association in the US have reached agreement with employers to extend their existing contract by three years, Lloyds List reports.

Crew on board the Southern Shipping vessel Matthew Flinders are refusing to sail the vessel over unpaid wages and have called on the support of the Maritime Union and the International Transport Wo

A film about women maritime workers

I had the good fortune of attending the Anna Stewart Program (for women labour activists) in August for eight days and the International Transport Workers' Federation Global Network Terminal confer

Community rally around Sydney Ferries

Completely automated 'low frame electric bridges' could eliminate transtainers, The Journal of Commerce Online reports