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Greek dock workers strike against privatisation

In the last week Seattle's ferry workers and ferry workers in British Colombia Canada have come out and declared solidarity with the campaign to maintain Sydney's ferries in public ownership.

US experience shows privatising ferries a costly exercise

Australian crew again centre of humanitarian effort at sea

Mexico's offshore industry riddled with repression, corruption and cover-ups

Keep Sydney Ferries in public hands campaign gains momentum

Paddy Crumlin joins International maritime workers represented at Maritime Union 2009 Confer­ence this week and bids farewell to long time union leader Trevor Hanson.

The events of (the nationwide) 1928 strike were burnt deep into the psyche of Port Melbourne people.

Jim Bourne, Balmain boy, former Newcastle port secretary of the Stewards' Union and veteran activist died peacefully on Friday October 16.

26 October 2009 2:05pm Fair Work Australia has today granted the MUA's application for a second protected action ballot of its membe