Protected Industrial Action Update – 12 November
Protected Industrial Action Update – 12 November
Svitzer Australia Industrial Action Update
for Customers & Stakeholders – 12 November
Dear Customers and Stakeholders
Unfortunately, Svitzer Australia has received notice of a further 14 instances of protected industrial action for Fremantle, Kwinana, South Australia and the Port of Newcastle taking place from Thursday 17 November.
Fremantle and Kwinana incur 12 hour work stoppages and Newcastle has a 24 hour work stoppage.
There are also further 4hour work stoppages in Adelaide and Port Pirie on 17 November.
The protected industrial action notified now amounts to more than 2000 hours of stoppages since late October.
Summary of new actions below (all times are local time):
Summary of Protected Industrial Action – 12 November
WA (Fremantle, Kwinana)
- 12 hours of work stoppages at Fremantle (from 7am until 7pm Thu 17 Nov) and Kwinana (from 8am until 8pm)
- A ban on overtime including recalls from leave at Fremantle for 3.25 days (from 7pm, 17 Nov until 11.59pm Sun 20 Nov)
- A ban on overtime including recalls from leave at Kwinana for 3.25 days (from 8pm, 17 Nov until 1.00am Monday 20 Nov)
NSW (Newcastle)
- A 24 hour work ban at the Port of Newcastle from 00:01 Thu 17 Nov until 00:01 Friday 18 Nov)
SA (Adelaide/Port Pirie)
- 4 hour work stoppage from 00:01am until 4am on Thu 17 Nov
The above is in addition to extensive work stoppages around the country this weekend and into next week, including at Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and WA.
Please review our table below for a full list of current actions.
While Svitzer is managing the protected industrial action as best as possible, customers should plan for significant disruption to services, as union action continues to escalate.
Thank you for your ongoing patience.
We appreciate that the nature and range of the actions can be complex to understand. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to your Svitzer point of contact should you have any questions or concerns.
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.
| Port | State Date of Action | Period | Type of Industrial Action(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 2022-10-28 08:00:00 | Indefinite | Ban on beginning a job that will take employees (tug masters) past the 12th hour of continuous duty (AMOU) |
| 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 | 2022-11-16 12:00:00 | 4hr stoppage midday until 4pm | a 4 hour work stoppage by tug engineers (AIMPE members) |
| Adelaide | 2022-11-16 12:00:00 | 4hr stoppage midday until 4pm | a 4 hour work stoppage by deckhands (MUA members) |
| Adelaide | 2022-11-17 00:01:00 | 4 hr stoppage until 04:00 | a 4 hour work stoppage by tug engineers (AIMPE members) |
| Adelaide | 2022-11-17 00:01:00 | 4 hr stoppage until 04:00 | a 4 hour work stoppage by deckhands (MUA members) |
| Albany | 2022-11-01 08:00:00 | Indefinite | Ban on beginning a job that will take employees (tug masters) past the 12th hour of continuous duty (AMOU) |
| Albany | 2022-11-01 08:00:00 | indefinite | Ban on continuous operation of vessel or vessels (by a tug master) for a period in excess of 5 hours without a 30-minute rest break (AMOU) |
| 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 | 2022-11-11 23:00:00 | 4 hours until 03:00 | A 4-hour work stoppage by tug engineers (AIMPE members) |
| Albany | 2022-11-11 00:00:00 | 3 hour stoppage (3 x 1hr) until 03:00 | A 3 hour work stoppage for tug engineers (AIMPE members) |
| Brisbane | 2022-10-28 08:00:00 | Indefinite | Ban on continuous operation of vessel or vessels (by tug masters) for a period in excess of 5 hours without a 30-minute rest break (AMOU) |
| Brisbane | 2022-10-28 08:00:00 | Indefinite | Ban on tug masters beginning a job that will take employees past the 12th hour of continuous duty (AMOU) |
| 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 00:00:00 | indefinite | An indefinite ban on training crew – except for training relating to statutory drills and emergency preparedness (AMOU members) |
| Brisbane | 2022-11-09 12:00:00 | 48 hours | 2 days where fixed term employees (tug masters) are not available outside of rostered duty (from 12pm until 12pm) (AMOU action) |
| Brisbane | 2022-11-12 22:00:00 | 24 hours | 24 hour stop work from 10pm by deckhands (MUA members) |
| Brisbane | 2022-11-12 22:00:00 | 8 hours until 6am 13 Nov | 8 hour work stoppage by tug masters from 10pm (AMOU members) |
| Brisbane | 2022-11-13 06:01:00 | 8 hours (2 x 4 hour stoppage) until 14:01 | 2 x 4 hour back to back work stoppage by tug engineers (AIMPE) |
| Cairns | 2022-10-28 08:00:00 | Indefinite | Ban on beginning a job that will take employees (tug masters) past the 12th hour of continuous duty (AMOU) |
| Cairns | 2022-10-28 08:00:00 | Indefinite | Ban on continuous operation of vessel or vessels (by a tug master) for a period in excess of 5 hours without a 30-minute rest break (AMOU) |
| 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 00:00:00 | indefinite | An indefinite ban on training crew – except for training relating to statutory drills and emergency preparedness (AMOU) |
| Cairns | 2022-11-09 00:01:00 | 7 days until 00:01 16 Nov | ban on fixed term employees (tug masters) availability for duty for 7 days (AMOU action) |
| Cairns | 2022-11-09 00:01:00 | 6 days until 23:59 15 Nov | A ban by tug masters on performing recall and/or relief work (AMOU action) |
| Cairns | 2022-11-16 00:01:00 | 7 days until 00:01 23 Nov | 7 days where casual employees that are tug masters are not available for duty (AMOU action) |
| Cairns | 2022-11-16 00:01:00 | 24 hours until 23:59 16/11/2022 | A 24 hour ban on performing recall and/or relief work by tug masters commencing (AMOU) |
| 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 (MUA members) |
| Eden | 2022-11-04 00:01:00 | 7 days – until 11.59pm 10/11/2022 | ban on undertaking online training courses (MUA members) |
| Eden | 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) (MUA members) |
| Fremantle | 2022-11-01 08:00:00 | Indefinite | Ban on beginning a job that will take employees (tug masters) past the 12th hour of continuous duty (AMOU members) |
| 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 (MUA members) |
| 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) (MUA members) |
| Fremantle | 2022-11-04 00:01:00 | 7 days – until 11.59pm 10/11/2022 | ban on undertaking online training courses (MUA members) |
| Fremantle | 2022-11-10 19:00:00 | 4 hours until 23:00 | A 4-hour work stoppage by tug engineers (AIMPE members) |
| Fremantle | 2022-11-11 03:00:00 | 4 hours until 07:00 | A 4-hour work stoppage by tug engineers (AIMPE members) |
| Fremantle | 2022-11-11 23:00:00 | 4 hours until 03:00 | A 4-hour work stoppage by tug engineers (AIMPE members) |
| Fremantle | 2022-11-10 00:01:00 | indefinite | An indefinite ban by tug masters on training crew, including Masters, Engineers and Ratings except for statutory drills and emergency preparedness (AMOU members) |
| Fremantle | 2022-11-11 00:00:00 | 3 hour stoppage (3 x 1hr) until 03:00 | A 3 hour work stoppage for tug engineers (AIMPE members) |
| Fremantle | 2022-11-17 07:00:00 | 12 hours (3 x 4hr back to back stoppages) until 7pm 17 Nov | A 12 hour work stoppage by deckhands (MUA members) |
| Fremantle | 2022-11-17 19:00:00 | 3.25 days (until 11.59 Sun 20 Nov) | A ban on overtime, including recalls from leave by deckhands (MUA members) |
| Geraldton | 2022-11-01 08:00:00 | Indefinite | Ban on beginning a job that will take employees (tug masters) past the 12th hour of continuous duty (AMOU) |
| Geraldton | 2022-11-03 00:01:00 | 27 days – ends midnight 30 Nov 2022 | ban on performing recall and/or relief work by engineers (AIMPE members) |
| Kwinana | 2022-11-01 08:00:00 | Indefinite | Ban on beginning a job that will take employees (tug masters) past the 12th hour of continuous duty (AMOU) |
| Kwinana | 2022-11-01 08:00:00 | Indefinite | Ban on continuous operation of vessel or vessels (by tug masters) for a period in excess of 5 hours without a 30-minute rest break (AMOU) |
| 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 | 2022-11-10 00:01:00 | indefinite | An indefinite ban by tug masters on training crew, including Masters, Engineers and Ratings except for statutory drills and emergency preparedness (AMOU members) |
| Kwinana | 2022-11-17 08:00:00 | 12 hours (3 x 4hr back to back stoppages) until 8pm 17 Nov | A 12 hour work stoppage by deckhands (MUA members) |
| Kwinana | 2022-11-17 19:00:00 | 3.25 days (until 01:00 Mon 21 Nov) | A ban on overtime, including recalls from leave by deckhands (MUA members) |
| Lucinda | 2022-11-03 00:01:00 | 27 days – ends midnight 30 Nov 2022 | ban on performing recall and/or relief work by engineers |
| Melbourne | 2022-10-28 08:00:00 | Indefinite | Ban on beginning a job that will take employees past the 12th hour of continuous duty (AMOU) |
| Melbourne | 2022-10-28 08:00:00 | Indefinite | Ban on entering data by tug masters into a Svitzer system (HELM) (AMOU) |
| Melbourne | 2022-11-03 00:01:00 | 27 days – ends midnight 30 Nov 2022 | ban on performing recall and/or relief work by engineers (AIMPE members) |
| Melbourne | 2022-11-05 00:01:00 | 7 days – until 00:01 12 November | 7-day ban on performing recall and/or relief work until 00:01 12 November – this will affect tug crew availabilities (AMOU members) |
| Melbourne | 2022-11-10 00:01:00 | 24 hours until 00:01 11 November | A 24 hour ban by tug masters on performance of work on certain shipping line vessels (this customers has already been contacted (AMOU members) |
| Melbourne | 2022-11-11 00:01:00 | 3 days (until 11.59pm Sun 13 Nov) | Ban on the performance of overtime, including recalls from leave, for deckhands (MUA members) |
| Melbourne | 2022-11-14 00:01:00 | 8 hours (2x 4hr stoppage) until 08:01 | 2 back to back 4 hour work stoppages by tug engineers (AIMPE members) |
| Melbourne | 2022-11-14 00:01:00 | 8 hours (2x 4hr stoppage) until 08:00 | 2 back to back 4 hour work stoppages by deckhands (MUA members) |
| Melbourne | 2022-11-14 00:01:00 | 8 hours until 08:00 | 8hr work stoppage by tug masters (AMOU members) |
| Mourilyan | 2022-10-28 08:00:00 | Indefinite | Ban on beginning a job that will take employees (tug masters) past the 12th hour of continuous duty (AMOU) |
| Mourilyan | 2022-10-28 08:00:00 | Indefinite | Ban on continuous operation of vessel or vessels (by a tug master) for a period in excess of 5 hours without a 30-minute rest break (AMOU) |
| 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 00:00:00 | indefinite | An indefinite ban on training crew – except for training relating to statutory drills and emergency preparedness (AMOU members) |
| Mourilyan | 2022-11-09 00:01:00 | 7 days until 00:01 16 Nov | ban on fixed term employees (tug masters) availability for duty for 7 days (AMOU action) |
| Mourilyan | 2022-11-09 00:01:00 | 6 days until 23:59 15 Nov | A ban by tug masters on performing recall and/or relief work (AMOU action) |
| Mourilyan | 2022-11-16 00:01:00 | 7 days until 00:01 23 Nov | 7 days where casual employees that are tug masters are not available for duty (AMOU action) |
| Mourilyan | 2022-11-16 00:01:00 | 24 hours until 23:59 16/11/2022 | A 24 hour ban on performing recall and/or relief work by tug masters commencing (AMOU) |
| Newcastle | 2022-10-28 08:00:00 | Indefinite | Ban on beginning a job that will take employees (tug masters) past the 12th hour of continuous duty (AMOU) |
| Newcastle | 2022-10-28 08:00:00 | Indefinite | Ban by tug masters on entering data into a Svitzer system (HELM) (AMOU) |
| 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 00:00:00 | indefinite | Ban by tug masters on the the training of crew including masters, engineers and ratings except for training relating to statutory drills and emergency preparedness (AMOU members) |
| Newcastle | 2022-11-17 00:01:00 | 24h work stoppage until 00:01 Fri 18 Nov | A 24h work stoppage by tug engineers (AIMPE members) |
| Port Kembla | 2022-11-01 08:00:00 | Indefinite | Ban on beginning a job that will take employees (tug masters) past the 12th hour of continuous duty (AMOU) |
| Port Kembla | 2022-11-01 08:00:00 | Indefinite | ban on entering data into Svitzer system (HELM) by tug masters (AMOU) |
| 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 | 2022-11-16 00:01:00 | 4 hours – until 04:01 | 4 hour work stoppage by tug engineers (AIMPE members) |
| Port Kembla | 2022-11-16 04:00:00 | 4 hrs – until 08:00 | 4 hour work stoppage by deckhands (MUA members) |
| Port Kembla | 2022-11-16 04:00:00 | 4 hours until 08:00 | 4 hour work stoppage by tug masters (AMOU members) |
| 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 | 2022-11-16 12:00:00 | 4hr stoppage midday until 4pm | a 4 hour work stoppage by tug engineers (AIMPE members) |
| Port Pirie | 2022-11-16 12:00:00 | 4hr stoppage midday until 4pm | a 4 hour work stoppage by deckhands (MUA members) |
| Port Pirie | 2022-11-17 00:01:00 | 4 hr stoppage until 04:00 | a 4 hour work stoppage by tug engineers (AIMPE members) |
| Port Pirie | 2022-11-17 00:01:00 | 4 hr stoppage until 04:00 | a 4 hour work stoppage by deckhands (MUA members) |
| Sydney (Port Jackson & Botany) | 2022-10-28 08:00:00 | Indefinite | Ban on beginning a job that will take employees (tug masters) past the 12th hour of continuous duty (AMOU) |
| Sydney (Port Jackson & Botany) | 2022-10-28 08:00:00 | Indefinite | Ban on continuous operation of vessel or vessels (by tug masters) for a period in excess of 5 hours without a 30-minute rest break (AMOU) |
| Sydney (Port Jackson & Botany) | 2022-10-28 08:00:00 | Indefinite | Ban on tug masters entering data into a Svitzer system (HELM) (AMOU) |
| 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) | 2022-11-11 00:01:00 | 24 hours until 00:01 12 November | A 24 hour ban on the performance of work by tug masters on certain shipping line vessels (customers have been contacted directly already) (AMOU action) |
| Sydney (Port Jackson & Botany) | 2022-11-11 00:01:00 | 24 hours until 00:01 12 November | A 24 hour ban by the AMOU on tug masters performing recall and/or relief work |
| Sydney (Port Jackson & Botany) | 2022-11-12 00:01:00 | 48 hours (2×24 hour bans) until 00:01 14 Nov | A 48 hour ban by tug masters on the performance of work on certain shipping line vessels (customers has already been advised) (AMOU members) |
| Sydney (Port Jackson & Botany) | 2022-11-12 00:01:00 | 24 hours until 00:01 13 November | A day where casual tug masters will not be available for duty (AMOU members) (nb. rolls into the same ban the following day) |
| Sydney (Port Jackson & Botany) | 2022-11-12 00:01:00 | 24 hours until 00:01 13 November | A day where fixed term employees outside of rostered duty will not be available for duty commencing at 00:01 (AMOU members) (nb. rolls into the same ban the following day) |
| Sydney (Port Jackson & Botany) | 2022-11-12 00:01:00 | 24 hours until 00:01 13 November | A 24 hour ban on performing recall and/or relief work by tug masters commencing (AMOU) (nb. rolls into the same ban the following day) |
| Sydney (Port Jackson & Botany) | 2022-11-13 00:01:00 | 24 hours until 00:01 14 November | A day where casual tug masters will not be available for duty (AMOU members) (nb. rolling ban from day earlier) |
| Sydney (Port Jackson & Botany) | 2022-11-13 00:01:00 | 24 hours until 00:01 14 November | A day where fixed term employees outside of rostered duty will not be available for duty commencing at 00:01 (AMOU members) (nb. rolling ban from day earlier) |
| Sydney (Port Jackson & Botany) | 2022-11-12 00:01:00 | 24 hours until 00:01 13 November | A 24 hour ban on performing recall and/or relief work by tug masters commencing (AMOU) (nb. rolling ban from day earlier) |
| Sydney (Port Jackson & Botany) | 2022-11-15 20:00:00 | 08 hours until 04:01 16 Nov (2x 4hr bans) | 2 x 4h work stoppages (back to back) by tug engineers (AIMPE members) |
| Sydney (Port Jackson & Botany) | 2022-11-15 18:00:00 | 12 hours (until 06:00 16 Nov) | 12 hour work stoppage by tug masters (AMOU members) |
| Sydney (Port Jackson & Botany) | 2022-11-15 20:00:00 | 08 hours until 04:01 16 Nov (2x 4hr bans) | 2 x 4h work stoppages (back to back) by deckhands (MUA members) |
| Sydney (Port Jackson & Botany) | 2022-11-16 00:01:00 | 24 hours until 00:01 17/11/2022 | A day where tug masters that are fixed term employees outside of rostered duty will not be available for duty (AMOU members) |
| Sydney (Port Jackson & Botany) | 2022-11-16 00:01:00 | 24 hours until 00:01 17/11/2022 | A 24 hour ban on the performance of work by tug masters on certain shipping line vessels (customers have been contacted directly already) (AMOU action) |
| Sydney (Port Jackson & Botany) | 2022-11-16 00:01:00 | 24 hours until 00:01 17/11/2022 | A 24 hour ban on performing recall and/or relief work by tug masters commencing (AMOU) |
| 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 | 2022-11-11 00:01:00 | 3 days (until 11.59pm Sun 13 Nov) | Ban on the performance of overtime, including recalls from leave, for deckhands (MUA members) |
| Westernport | 2022-11-14 00:01:00 | 8 hours (2x 4hr stoppage) until 08:01 | 2 back to back 4 hour work stoppages by tug engineers (AIMPE members) |
| Westernport | 2022-11-14 00:01:00 | 8 hours (2x 4hr stoppage) until 08:00 | 2 back to back 4 hour work stoppages by deckhands (MUA members) |
