06 Feb Patrick Terminals & Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) Update
PATRICK Terminals and the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) have reached an in-principle agreement after two years of enterprise bargaining negotiations, which must now be voted on by the MUA members. Once ratified by the Fair Work Commission, the new agreement will be in place until 31 December 2025.
According to the report by DCN, under the new agreement, all employment will be fully at the discretion of Patrick Terminals, and they will be able to recruit without union approval. The agreement includes a 4% wage rise for wharfies, effective 1 January 2022, as well as further yearly pay rises of 2.5% or in line with the consumer price index (whichever is higher) and sign-on bonuses for permanent and casual employees.
MUA assistant secretary Jamie Newlyn said the new enterprise agreement that has been agreed upon would deliver pay increases above industry standard, job security assurances, as well as “fairness and dignity for hard-working members at Patrick’s four terminals around Australia”.
“Despite a political campaign of misinformation and interference by the ACCC, the Productivity Commission and even Scott Morrison, the Union has always sought to work co-operatively with Patrick Terminals’ management on continuous business improvement to ensure job security, safety, and productivity at Patrick Terminals’ four ports,” Mr Newlyn said.
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