Union misreads act as applied to coastal shipping

THE GUEST opinion by Paddy Crumlin last week (Lloyd’s List DCN, July 15) makes interesting reading given his colourful comparison of the application of the Fair Work Act to coastal shipping and the handing out of referee’s red cards during the World Cup.

However, regrettably, there are serious misunderstandings if not actual misinformation contained in that article.
We cannot comment on how the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) runs its affairs but we can say that in Shipping Australia, the members themselves...

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