| | NEWSFLASH: serious industrial action at the Port of Melbourne on the way, VICT warns Victoria International Container Terminal (“VICT”) is facing imminent industrial disruption. This is in the face of a union agenda to force Australia’s first fully automated container terminal to comply with “industry standards” by adopting the incompatible hours, manning and overtime conditions that govern the manually operated terminals around Australia. Adoption of such conditions would see the terminal saddled with inappropriate working arrangements, its efficiencies seriously compromised, and its potential to achieve profitability put at risk, VICT warns. Visit Shipping Australia for the full story. | |
