Trouble flagged over Rio shipping changes
THE UNCERTAIN future for crews aboard Rio Tinto’s superseded bauxite carriers was beginning to put the spotlight on federal transport minister Anthony Albanese’s much-anticipated coastal shipping reform plan.
Mr Albanese had facilitated a meeting between unions representing the crews and Rio to get negotiations started, a ministerial spokesman confirmed.
Unions, including the Maritime Union of Australia and the Australian Institute of Marine and Power Engineers (AIMPE), would not...
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