The company once known as The Big Australian has abandoned the last vestiges of its commitment to the Australian shipping industry. BHP overnight advised the maritime unions that it is dumping the last two Australian-crewed ships that carry iron ore from Port Hedland in Western Australia to the steelworks in Port Kembla and to China. The 80+ Australian officers and seafarers will all lose their jobs but BHP will use foreign crews on foreign ships to carry the...
In November’s Industrial Report, we ask for members help with the Union’s upcoming submission to the Senate’s Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee regarding the abuse of the skilled visa scheme that has been heavily affecting the Australian maritime industry. Progress is also being made towards a new members section on our website and we welcome our newest Industrial Officer to the AMOU. Please read more here…...
This month we report on events that transpired at the ITF congress in Singapore as well the outcomes of the MIAL SEA18 conference that took place in Canberra. There is good news in that it appears the Coastal Trading (Revitalising Australian Shipping) Amendment Bill 2017 is unlikely to progress in its current state. The candidates for the Eastern Area Secretary position have also been finalised, with voting open from Friday 02 November 2018. Click Here to...
In our September Report, AMOU President Tim Higgs provides an overview of the discussion points and outcomes from the recent meeting of Executive Council delegates earlier this month. There is a run down of the multiple EA negotiations, disputes and other issues our Industrial Officers have been working on. Terry Schydlo also provides a comprehensive report on a recent AMSA meeting regarding proposed changes to MO 505. View Report....
This month’s report deals with the election timetable for the Eastern Area Secretary Executive Council position, progress in the appointment of new administration and industrial staff, the proceedings of the Nautilus Federation of Australia Operations Committee which is guiding the strategic cooperation between AMOU and AIMPE, the likely shelving of the Coastal Trading legislation due to the political instability of the Liberal/National government and the usual enterprise agreement and dispute progress reports. View report...
The positive attendance and voting at the AGMs held throughout the country at the end of June has been reported as has the settlement of the first enterprise agreement with Landbridge Infrastructure, the Chinese owners and operators of the port of Darwin, progress in negotiations for the three Flinders Ports AMOU EAs and a variety of developments regarding the Victoria International Container Terminal and INPEX Click Here to view report...
The advertisement for an Industrial Officer, recently posted on Workplace Express has gone out to the membership individually and is now on the AMOU website to broaden the pool of expertise to produce the ideal candidate for the job. If you would like to view the full position description Click Here...
We take the next step in our strategic partnership with AIMPE by timetabling the implementation of office-sharing arrangements in Fremantle, Melbourne and Sydney. Also the major employer of AMOU members – Svitzer; signals the need for a new and hopefully less adversarial way to communicate with us. Click Here to view the report...
2017-2018 Financial Year results have triggered significant decisions by the AMOU Executive Council to change our accounting advice provider and to move our investments from a portfolio management structure to a diversified indexed fund. Updated AGM details are communicated to members and updates on the myriad enterprise agreement negotiations and settlements are provided to members. Click Here to view the report...
Exciting job opportunities in the government defence sector are discussed along with an update on our Don’t Abandon Australian Shipping campaign, the process involved in trying to achieve our closer cooperation with AIMPE under the Nautilus Federation Australia banner, concerns regarding some of the membership’s perception of AMOU decision-making institutions and some of the tougher decisions your Executive Council has had to make and the state of play with the negotiations to retain the four North...