Maritime Union of Australia inks historic deal with Hutchison that secures jobs, security and no automation
The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) has secured a historic agreement at Hutchison Ports that locks in jobs, delivers big gains in wages and conditions and “slams the door” on automation for the life of the deal.
Delivering pay increases of 18.25% over four years and covering 250 wharfies employed at Hutchison’s two container terminals in Sydney and Brisbane, the agreement was struck without any industrial action being taken.
As part of the agreement a binding ban has been placed on automation at Hutchison’s two terminals where no remote cranes, no driverless trucks, no “job-destroying” machines are allowed to ensure only human-operated terminals.
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