Cargo Business Newswire

Thursday, July 9, 2015

Maritime union files appeal after ship’s crew ordered back to work

An appeal lodged by the Maritime Union of Australia against a Fair Work Commission decision involving an oil tanker in Tasmania will be heard on Friday.

The commission ruled that the industrial action
by the crew of the Alexander Spirit in Devonport
is illegal. The 36 crewmembers have been
refusing to sail to Singapore because they are
going to be replaced by a foreign crew on a

new international route.

The commission ruled on Tuesday that the five-day protest by the crew was not protected industrial action. The MUA lodged an appeal to the full bench of the commission requesting an urgent hearing.

For more of the ABC News story: www.abc.net.au