Protected Industrial Action Update – 1 November
Protected Industrial Action Update – 1 November
*Please note article has been updated to reflect accurate Fremantle work stoppage period*
Dear Customers and Stakeholders
Svitzer has received further notices of protected industrial action today affecting ports and operations at ports including Fremantle, Kwinana, Sydney, Port Kembla, Newcastle, Brisbane, Cairns and Mourilyan.
This includes work stoppages at Fremantle, Kwinana and Sydney for most of Friday 4 November and into Saturday 5 November, as described below.
All times provided are local times and are a combination of MUA, AIMPE and AMOU members taking protected industrial action.
Summary of Protected Industrial Action:
Fremantle (4 & 5 November)
- Work stoppage from 07:00 – 17:00 – 10 hours
- Work stoppage from 19:00 – 03:00 (Saturday 5 November) – 7 hours
Kwinana (4 & 5 November)
- Work stoppage from 08:00 – 18:00 – 10 hours
- Work stoppage from 20:00 – 06:00am (Saturday 5 November) – 10 hours
Sydney (4 & 5 November)
- A stoppage of work for 8 hours duration commencing at 20:00 on 4 November 2022 until 04:00 5 November
- A 24 hour ban on the performance of work on specific shipping line vessels (this customer has already been advised directly) from 0000, 4 November 2022
- A 24 hour ban on performing recall and/or relief work from 0001, 4 November 2022.
- Unavailability of fixed term employees outside of rostered duty on 4 November.
Port Kembla, Newcastle, Cairns and Mourilyan (4 November)
Further bans on relief and recall work and crew availabilities:
- A mixture of 24 hour bans on relief availability and unavailability of casuals and part time and fixed-term contract employees on 4 November
- Note this is expected to have specific operational impacts at Cairns and Mourilyan.
Brisbane, Cairns and Mourilyan
- An indefinite ban on training (including a ban on training crew).
We recognise the notices of industrial action and their impact on operations are at times complex and confusing. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to your Svitzer point of contact should you have any questions or concerns.
Thank you for your ongoing understanding and patience at this time.
We sincerely apologise for this ongoing disruption.
Nb. Summary of action below – searchable table by Port with detail of impact at bottom of this post.
Definition / explanation of industrial actions
Ban on beginning a job that will take employees past the 12th hour of continuous duty: Our crews work 12 hour shifts with some flexibility to go over 12 hours for a small amount of time such as 30 minutes as over time. This ban will remove that flexibility that each crew will only work 12 hours. If a job is scheduled that may bring them over 12 hours they will not start that job. This does not mean that we cannot provide 24 hour service. It means tugs need to be scheduled differently and our operations team will work closely with VTS teams to minimize any delays that may occur as a result of this ban. It is difficult to predict impact as it depends on the schedule in the port on the day.
Ban on continuous operation of vessel or vessels for a period in excess of 5 hours without a 30-minute rest break: Our crews take relevant meal/rest breaks flexibly to accommodate port shipping schedule. This ban removes that flexibility that each crew will take a 30 minute break if they have operated continuously for 5 hours. It means tugs need to be scheduled differently and our operations team will work closely with VTS teams to minimize any delays that may occur as a result of this ban. It is difficult to predict impact as it depends on the schedule in the port on the day.
Ban on performing recall and/or relief work by masters, engineers or deckhands: Bans on being recalled from leave and performing relief work. This effectively removes relief capacity at several ports and the ability to service operations should there be any absences, illness or leave.
Summary table of current Protected Industrial Action
as at 1 November 2022
| Port | State Date of Action | Period | Type of Industrial Action(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany | 2022-11-01 08:00:00 | Indefinite | Ban on beginning a job that will take employees past the 12th hour of continuous duty |
| Albany | 2022-11-01 08:00:00 | indefinite | Ban on continuous operation of vessel or vessels for a period in excess of 5 hours without a 30-minute rest break |
| Albany | 2022-11-03 07:00:00 | 24hours | 24 hour work stoppage from 0700 |
| Albany | 2022-11-03 00:01:00 | 27 days – ends midnight 30 Nov 2022 | ban on performing recall and/or relief work by engineers |
| Albany | 2022-11-04 00:01:00 | 6 days – until 11.59 10 Nov | ban on inputting data into maintenance system |
| Albany | 2022-11-04 00:01:00 | 7 days – until 11.59pm 10/11/2022 | ban on undertaking online training courses |
| Adelaide | 2022-10-28 08:00:00 | Indefinite | Ban on beginning a job that will take employees past the 12th hour of continuous duty |
| Adelaide | 2022-11-03 00:01:00 | 27 days – ends midnight 30 Nov 2022 | ban on performing recall and/or relief work by engineers |
| Adelaide | 2022-11-04 00:01:00 | 6 days – until 11.59 10 Nov | ban on inputting data into maintenance system |
| Adelaide | 2022-11-04 00:01:00 | 6 days – until 11.59pm 10/11/2022 | Ban on performance of work on certain shipping line vessels (customers have been contacted directly already) |
| Adelaide | 2022-11-04 00:01:00 | 7 days – until 11.59pm 10/11/2022 | ban on undertaking online training courses |
| Brisbane | 2022-10-28 08:00:00 | Indefinite | Ban on continuous operation of vessel or vessels for a period in excess of 5 hours without a 30-minute rest break |
| Brisbane | 2022-11-01 09:00:00 | 72 hours | ban on training masters, engineers and ratings |
| Brisbane | 2022-11-03 00:01:00 | 27 days – ends midnight 30 Nov 2022 | ban on performing recall and/or relief work by engineers |
| Brisbane | 2022-11-04 00:01:00 | 6 days – until 11.59 10 Nov | ban on inputting data into maintenance system |
| Brisbane | 2022-11-04 00:01:00 | 6 days – until 11.59pm 10/11/2022 | Ban on performance of work on certain shipping line vessels (customers have been contacted directly already) |
| Brisbane | 2022-11-04 00:01:00 | 7 days – until 11.59pm 10/11/2022 | ban on undertaking online training courses |
| Brisbane | 2022-11-04 00:00:00 | indefinite | An indefinite ban on training crew – except for training relating to statutory drills and emergency preparedness |
| Cairns | 2022-10-28 08:00:00 | Indefinite | Ban on beginning a job that will take employees past the 12th hour of continuous duty |
| Cairns | 2022-10-28 08:00:00 | Indefinite | Ban on continuous operation of vessel or vessels for a period in excess of 5 hours without a 30-minute rest break |
| Cairns | 2022-11-01 00:01:00 | 24 hours | 24 hour work stoppage |
| Cairns | 2022-11-02 00:00:00 | 24 hours | 24 hour work stoppage |
| Cairns | 2022-11-03 00:01:00 | 27 days – ends midnight 30 Nov 2022 | ban on performing recall and/or relief work by engineers |
| Cairns | 2022-11-04 00:01:00 | 6 days – until 11.59 10 Nov | ban on inputting data into maintenance system |
| Cairns | 2022-11-04 00:00:00 | 24 hours | casual employees not available for duty commencing at 00:01 |
| Cairns | 2022-11-04 00:01:00 | 24 hours | Permanent part time employees unavailable for work outside of rostered duty |
| Cairns | 2022-11-04 00:01:00 | 24 hours | fixed term employees that are tug masters unable to work outside of rostered duty |
| Cairns | 2022-11-04 00:00:00 | indefinite | An indefinite ban on training crew – except for training relating to statutory drills and emergency preparedness |
| Cairns | 2022-11-04 00:01:00 | 7 days – until 11.59pm 10/11/2022 | ban on undertaking online training courses |
| Eden | 2022-11-03 00:01:00 | 27 days – ends midnight 30 Nov 2022 | ban on performing recall and/or relief work by engineers |
| Eden | 2022-11-04 00:01:00 | 6 days – until 11.59 10 Nov | ban on inputting data into maintenance system |
| Eden | 2022-11-04 00:01:00 | 7 days – until 11.59pm 10/11/2022 | ban on undertaking online training courses |
| Fremantle | 2022-11-01 08:00:00 | Indefinite | Ban on beginning a job that will take employees past the 12th hour of continuous duty |
| Fremantle | 2/11/2022 00.00 | 24 hours | Ban on performance of work on certain shipping line vessels (customers have been contacted directly already) |
| Fremantle | 2022-11-03 07:00:00 | 24hours | 24 hour work stoppage from 0700 |
| Fremantle | 2022-11-03 00:01:00 | 27 days – ends midnight 30 Nov 2022 | ban on performing recall and/or relief work by engineers |
| Fremantle | 2022-11-04 00:01:00 | 6 days – until 11.59 10 Nov | ban on inputting data into maintenance system |
| Fremantle | 2022-11-04 00:01:00 | 6 days – until 11.59pm 10/11/2022 | Ban on performance of work on certain shipping line vessels (customers have been contacted directly already) |
| Fremantle | 2022-11-04 00:01:00 | 7 days – until 11.59pm 10/11/2022 | ban on undertaking online training courses |
| Fremantle | 2022-11-04 07:00:00 | 5 hours | work stoppage from 07:00 until 12:00 |
| Fremantle | 2022-11-04 13:00:00 | 4 hours | work stoppage from 13:00 until 17:00 |
| Fremantle | 2022-11-04 19:00:00 | 8 hours | work stoppage from 19:00 until 3am |
| Geraldton | 2022-11-01 08:00:00 | Indefinite | Ban on beginning a job that will take employees past the 12th hour of continuous duty |
| Geraldton | 2022-11-03 12:00:00 | 4 hours | 4 hour work stoppage from 1200 (midday) |
| Geraldton | 2022-11-03 00:01:00 | 27 days – ends midnight 30 Nov 2022 | ban on performing recall and/or relief work by engineers |
| Geraldton | 2022-11-04 00:01:00 | 6 days – until 11.59 10 Nov | ban on inputting data into maintenance system |
| Geelong | 2022-11-04 00:01:00 | 72 hours – until 11.59pm 6 Nov | ban on performance of overtime, including recalls from leave |
| Geelong | 2022-11-04 00:01:00 | 6 days – until 11.59 10 Nov | ban on inputting data into maintenance system |
| Geelong | 2022-11-04 00:01:00 | 7 days – until 11.59pm 10/11/2022 | ban on undertaking online training courses |
| Kwinana | 2022-11-01 08:00:00 | Indefinite | Ban on beginning a job that will take employees past the 12th hour of continuous duty |
| Kwinana | 2022-11-01 08:00:00 | Indefinite | Ban on continuous operation of vessel or vessels for a period in excess of 5 hours without a 30-minute rest break |
| Kwinana | 2022-11-03 08:00:00 | 24 hours | 24 hour work stoppage from 0800 |
| Kwinana | 2022-11-03 00:01:00 | 27 days – ends midnight 30 Nov 2022 | ban on performing recall and/or relief work by engineers |
| Kwinana | 2022-11-04 00:01:00 | 6 days – until 11.59 10 Nov | ban on inputting data into maintenance system |
| Kwinana | 2022-11-04 00:01:00 | 6 days – until 11.59pm 10/11/2022 | Ban on performance of work on certain shipping line vessels (customers have been contacted directly already) |
| Kwinana | 2022-11-04 00:01:00 | 7 days – until 11.59pm 10/11/2022 | ban on undertaking online training courses |
| Kwinana | 2022-11-04 08:00:00 | 10 hours | work stoppage from 08:00 until 18:00 |
| Kwinana | 2022-11-04 20:00:00 | 10 hours | work stoppage from 20:00 until 06:00am on Saturday 5 November (overnight) |
| Lucinda | 2022-11-01 00:01:00 | 24hour | 24hour work stoppage |
| Lucinda | 2022-11-02 00:01:00 | 24-hour | 24hour work stoppage |
| Lucinda | 2022-11-03 00:01:00 | 27 days – ends midnight 30 Nov 2022 | ban on performing recall and/or relief work by engineers |
| Lucinda | 2022-11-04 00:01:00 | 6 days – until 11.59 10 Nov | ban on inputting data into maintenance system |
| Lucinda | 2022-11-04 00:01:00 | 7 days – until 11.59pm 10/11/2022 | ban on undertaking online training courses |
| Melbourne | 2022-10-28 08:00:00 | Indefinite | Ban on beginning a job that will take employees past the 12th hour of continuous duty |
| Melbourne | 2022-10-28 08:00:00 | Indefinite | Ban on entering data into a Svitzer system |
| Melbourne | 2022-11-01 08:00:00 | 24 hour | ban on performing recall and/or relief work |
| Melbourne | 2022-11-03 00:01:00 | 27 days – ends midnight 30 Nov 2022 | ban on performing recall and/or relief work by engineers |
| Melbourne | 2022-11-04 00:01:00 | 72 hours – until 11.59pm 6 Nov | ban on performance of overtime, including recalls from leave |
| Melbourne | 2022-11-04 00:01:00 | 6 days – until 11.59 10 Nov | ban on inputting data into maintenance system |
| Melbourne | 2022-11-04 00:01:00 | 6 days – until 11.59pm 10/11/2022 | Ban on performance of work on certain shipping line vessels (customers have been contacted directly already) |
| Melbourne | 2022-11-04 00:01:00 | 7 days – until 11.59pm 10/11/2022 | ban on undertaking online training courses |
| Mourilyan | 2022-10-28 08:00:00 | Indefinite | Ban on beginning a job that will take employees past the 12th hour of continuous duty |
| Mourilyan | 2022-10-28 08:00:00 | Indefinite | Ban on continuous operation of vessel or vessels for a period in excess of 5 hours without a 30-minute rest break |
| Mourilyan | 2022-11-01 00:01:00 | 24hour | 24hour work stoppage |
| Mourilyan | 2022-11-02 00:00:00 | 24 hours | 24 hour work stoppage |
| Mourilyan | 2022-11-03 00:01:00 | 27 days – ends midnight 30 Nov 2022 | ban on performing recall and/or relief work by engineers |
| Mourilyan | 2022-11-04 00:01:00 | 6 days – until 11.59 10 Nov | ban on inputting data into maintenance system |
| Mourilyan | 2022-11-04 00:01:00 | 7 days – until 11.59pm 10/11/2022 | ban on undertaking online training courses |
| Mourilyan | 2022-11-04 00:00:00 | 24 hours | casual employees not available for duty commencing at 00:01 |
| Mourilyan | 2022-11-04 00:01:00 | 24 hours | Permanent part time employees unavailable for work outside of rostered duty |
| Mourilyan | 2022-11-04 00:01:00 | 24 hours | fixed term employees that are tug masters unable to work outside of rostered duty |
| Mourilyan | 2022-11-04 00:00:00 | indefinite | An indefinite ban on training crew – except for training relating to statutory drills and emergency preparedness |
| Newcastle | 2022-10-28 08:00:00 | Indefinite | Ban on beginning a job that will take employees past the 12th hour of continuous duty |
| Newcastle | 2022-10-28 08:00:00 | Indefinite | Ban on enetering data into a Svitzer system |
| Newcastle | 2022-11-01 08:00:00 | 24 hour | ban on performing recall and/or relief work |
| Newcastle | 2022-11-03 08:00:00 | 24 hour | work stoppage / unavailability by certain Masters – Part Time employees |
| Newcastle | 2022-11-03 00:01:00 | 27 days – ends midnight 30 Nov 2022 | ban on performing recall and/or relief work by engineers |
| Newcastle | 2022-11-04 00:01:00 | 6 days – until 11.59 10 Nov | ban on inputting data into maintenance system |
| Newcastle | 2022-11-04 00:01:00 | 7 days – until 11.59pm 10/11/2022 | ban on undertaking online training courses |
| Newcastle | 2022-11-04 00:00:00 | 24 hours | casual employees not available for duty commencing at 00:01 |
| Newcastle | 2022-11-04 00:01:00 | 24 hours | Permanent part time employees unavailable for work outside of rostered duty |
| Newcastle | 2022-11-04 00:01:00 | 24 hours | fixed term employees that are tug masters unable to work outside of rostered duty |
| Port Kembla | 2022-11-01 08:00:00 | Indefinite | Ban on beginning a job that will take employees past the 12th hour of continuous duty |
| Port Kembla | 2022-11-01 08:00:00 | 24 hour | ban on performing recall and/or relief work |
| Port Kembla | 2022-11-03 00:01:00 | 27 days – ends midnight 30 Nov 2022 | ban on performing recall and/or relief work by engineers |
| Port Kembla | 2022-11-04 00:01:00 | 6 days – until 11.59 10 Nov | ban on inputting data into maintenance system |
| Port Kembla | 2022-11-04 00:01:00 | 7 days – until 11.59pm 10/11/2022 | ban on undertaking online training courses |
| Port Kembla | 2022-11-04 00:00:00 | 24 hours | casual employees not available for duty commencing at 00:01 |
| Port Kembla | 2022-11-04 00:01:00 | 24 hours | Permanent part time employees unavailable for work outside of rostered duty |
| Port Kembla | 2022-11-04 00:01:00 | 24 hours | fixed term employees that are tug masters unable to work outside of rostered duty |
| Port | State Date of Action | Period | Type of Industrial Action(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port Pirie | 2022-11-03 00:01:00 | 27 days – ends midnight 30 Nov 2022 | ban on performing recall and/or relief work by engineers |
| Port Pirie | 2022-11-04 00:01:00 | 6 days – until 11.59 10 Nov | ban on inputting data into maintenance system |
| Port Pirie | 2022-11-04 00:01:00 | 7 days – until 11.59pm 10/11/2022 | ban on undertaking online training courses |
| Sydney (Port Jackson & Botany) | 2022-10-28 08:00:00 | Indefinite | Ban on beginning a job that will take employees past the 12th hour of continuous duty |
| Sydney (Port Jackson & Botany) | 2022-10-28 08:00:00 | Indefinite | Ban on continuous operation of vessel or vessels for a period in excess of 5 hours without a 30-minute rest break |
| Sydney (Port Jackson & Botany) | 2022-10-28 08:00:00 | Indefinite | Ban on entering data into a Svitzer system |
| Sydney (Port Jackson & Botany) | 2022-11-01 08:00:00 | 24 hour | ban on performing recall and/or relief work |
| Sydney (Port Jackson & Botany) | 2022-11-03 00:01:00 | 27 days – ends midnight 30 Nov 2022 | ban on performing recall and/or relief work by engineers |
| Sydney (Port Jackson & Botany) | 2022-11-04 00:01:00 | 6 days – until 11.59 10 Nov | ban on inputting data into maintenance system |
| Sydney (Port Jackson & Botany) | 2022-11-04 00:01:00 | 6 days – until 11.59pm 10/11/2022 | Ban on performance of work on certain shipping line vessels (customers have been contacted directly already) |
| Sydney (Port Jackson & Botany) | 2022-11-04 00:01:00 | 7 days – until 11.59pm 10/11/2022 | ban on undertaking online training courses |
| Sydney (Port Jackson & Botany) | 2022-11-04 00:00:00 | 8 hours | a work stoppage for 8 hours from 20:00 on 4 November until 06:00 on Saturday 5 November (overnight) |
| Sydney (Port Jackson & Botany) | 2022-11-04 00:00:00 | 24 hours | Ban on performance of work on certain shipping line vessels (customers have been contacted directly already) |
| Sydney (Port Jackson & Botany) | 2022-11-04 00:01:00 | 24 hours | fixed term employees that are tug masters unable to work outside of rostered duty |
| Sydney (Port Jackson & Botany) | 2022-11-04 00:01:00 | 24 hours | a 24 hour ban by tug masters on performing recall and/or relief work |
| Westernport | 2022-11-03 00:01:00 | 27 days – ends midnight 30 Nov 2022 | ban on performing recall and/or relief work by engineers |
| Westernport | 2022-11-04 00:01:00 | 72 hours – until 11.59pm 6 Nov | ban on performance of overtime, including recalls from leave |
| Westernport | 2022-11-04 00:01:00 | 6 days – until 11.59 10 Nov | ban on inputting data into maintenance system |
| Westernport | 2022-11-04 00:01:00 | 7 days – until 11.59pm 10/11/2022 | ban on undertaking online training courses |
