Fed: Waterfront workers to down tools at 10am

AAP General News (Australia)
04-07-2008
Fed: Waterfront workers to down tools at 10am

Dock workers will stop work for a minute this morning to mark the 10th anniversary
of the waterfront dispute.

On April 7, 1998 .. security guards took control of the wharves on behalf of port owners
.. in a move backed by the coalition government.

For weeks union members manned picket lines to try to block strike-breakers from doing
their jobs.

A peace deal was finally agreed to in June 1998 .. involving 700 redundancies .. contracting-out
of labour .. abandonment of pending legal action and the signing of new enterprise agreements.

PADDY CRUMLIN .. national secretary of the Maritime Union of Australia .. says the
dispute was turbulent and dreadful.

The union wants government documents about the fight to be released.





The dock workers will stop work at 10am (AEST).

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