DCN - DP World and union meeting in doubt

Thursday, February 22, 2024


EXTRACT: Paul Zalai, director of the Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) said he was stunned when told that negotiations with the Electrical Trades Union have been simmering away in the background. "When the wharfies were on strike, many suggested we need robots to replace them," Mr Zalai said. "This shows up the fact that automation is still reliant on humans to service them, and the importance of this workforce and its union now comes to the fore. 

"Meanwhile exporters, importers and freight forwarders continue to wear the operational costs of failed negotiations between DP World and its workforce with Australia's trade reputation further plummeting."
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