THURSDAY'S planned strike by tug workers in the Port of Newcastle has been called off by the three unions involved after the Fair Work Commission called a full bench hearing of the Svitzer dispute to start in Sydney today.
Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) Newcastle secretary Glen Williams said on Wednesday that the strike had been called off "in a show of good faith to the Fair Work Commission" even though it was "obvious that Svitzer still want to proceed with their national lockout on Friday, despite the commission's concern about the national economy".
