AFR - Port strikes threaten to cripple Christmas

Monday, September 27, 2021
SOURCE: MUA wharf strikes against Patrick Terminals threaten to cripple Christmas (afr.com)

EXTRACT:

Paul Zalai, director of the Freight & Trade Alliance, said if the latest action got to the point experienced last October "then it will have devastating impacts again".

"Throw the COVID situation on top of protected industrial action, on top of the challenges we're facing in international shipping and a high volume time in import and export commodities – we just can't afford to have stevedores shut down every few days."