Safety, first aid procedure and training were again put under the spotlight recently when two Melbourne waterside workers narrowly escaped serious injury or death at East Swanson Dock, Melbourne
Around 60 waterside workers, family and friends assembled outside the gates of the Geelong wharves today as MUA members took 24 hour stoppage protesting poor safety and conditions
The Transport Union Federation (MUA, TWU, RTBU) today welcomed the Gillard Government's National Port Strategy and said it will provide the framework and the vital direction Australia's Ports have
A worker was nearly killed when a container came crashing to the wharf at Appleton Dock, Melbourne after the spreader gave way last night at around 6.20pm
“The situation on the Australian waterfront is in dire need of change” - so begins the 20-page report "Qualification and Automation International Study: Toward Best Practice in Occupational Health
"(Strike) is the last card in the pack. You know and these guys have been hanging on to the breath for a resolution for nine months and they're asphyxiated." - Paddy Crumlin, ABC Radio AM