Wharf strikes: union fights for job security in the age of automation
by Paul Karp from on (#1A61S)
Dock workers carry out rolling 48-hour strikes across Australia in face of lockout threat, sparking comparisons with 1998 waterfront dispute
As wharfies prepare to go on a 48-hour strike at Patrick Stevedores' Port Botany site, memories of the historic 1998 waterfront dispute are fresh.
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