Wharfies deny strikes will cancel Christmas after port operator warns of shortages

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One of Australia’s main port operators says COVID-battered small and medium retailers will bear the brunt of “ugly” disruptions to stock supplies as Melbourne wharfies prepare to strike for much of October. wharfies strike

will bear the brunt of “ugly” disruptions to stock supplies as Melbourne wharfies prepare to strike for much of October.

“This will have a big impact on small to medium-sized businesses, so we hope that the industrial dispute is resolved quickly,” association chief executive Paul Zahra said. Mr Jovicic said the company’s ability to offload cargo processing onto other stevedores had been greatly diminished after one of them,“If our competitors can’t help, it’s going to be ugly. We’re going to have to prepare for a couple of difficult months ahead of us, collectively,” he said.

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Australia 2021 not Ireland and Scotland 1800's. Militancy must stop, we need to have adult conversations and bring the issues back to the Centre. Australians deserve better. MUA are a cancer on our economy and creating sovereign risk by deterring international exports

This have the potential to escalate to 1998 levels? Is there any progress on negotiations? They both sound rather entrenched in their positions.

So very cruel

Is this one of your journalist?

So be it . You’ll get used to covid . All good

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