Stevedoring

Grain terminal seeks to take over stevedoring

By Maritime Union of Australia

Cooperative Bulk Handling (CBH) is seeking to take over stevedoring operations from West Australian Grain Stevedores, a joint venture between Patrick and Western Stevedores in Kwinana, WA and other enterprises by 2002. No assurances have been provided that MUA labour would keep the work of grain loading.

Branch secretary Terry Buck reports the union has already notified management of its claim on the work but CBH has also been holding talks with the AWU. An enterprise agreement was completed at the terminal recently, but the issue of CBH covering operations right to the ship facility similar to Newcastle Grain Terminal remains open.

Meanwhile the union has completed eba talks with SA grain operator Ausbulk in Adelaide, after the company took over operations from P&O earlier this year.

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