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Pages tagged "Mick Doleman"


Inquiry Into Domestic Violence A Step In The Right Direction

Posted on News by Ashleigh Telford · July 01, 2014 1:17 PM

The MUA wholeheartedly welcomes the proposed Senate Inquiry into domestic violence announced last week.

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MUA Condemns Proposed Changes to Stevedoring Award

Posted on Stevedoring News by Ashleigh Telford · May 26, 2014 2:51 PM

MEDIA RELEASE: The Maritime Union of Australia has condemned a raft of recommended changes to the modern award covering stevedoring - including increased hours and the removal of penalty rates – proposed by the nation’s major container port companies.

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MUA Gives Mo Grow the Go

Posted on News by Communications Team · November 29, 2013 11:00 AM
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Team Captain: MUA Deputy National Secretary Mick Doleman

The Maritime Union of Australia is proud to be taking part in this year’s Movember campaign.

During November each year, Movember is responsible for the sprouting of millions of moustaches around the world. With their “Mo’s” men raise vital funds and awareness for prostate and testicular cancer and mental health. As an independent global charity, Movember’s vision is to have an everlasting impact on the face of men’s health.

Throughout this month Maritime Union of Australia members and staff have been growing their Mo's for this great cause.

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Piper Alpha: 25th Anniversary of Disaster Remembered by MUA

Posted on News by Communications Team · July 22, 2013 10:00 AM
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[Picture:SUA members donate to the Piper Alpha Disaster Fund in 1988.]

Though it has been 25 years since 167 people lost their lives in the Piper Alpha disaster, the Maritime Union of Australia, and maritime workers around the globe, will never forget the horror that engulfed the North Sea platform off Aberdeen, Scotland.

On July 6, 1988 a gas leak ignited into a fire ball. Subsequent investigations of the explosion and fire determined that the fire would have burnt out had corporate decision-makers not chosen profit over people, ordering operations to continue from both the Tartan and the Claymore platforms, resulting in back pressure forcing fresh fuel out of ruptured pipework on Piper, directly into the heart of the fire.

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White Ribbon Day: A Message From Mick Doleman

Posted on News by Communications Team · November 21, 2012 11:00 AM

The  White Ribbon campaign is underway—and we want you to throw your support behind it.

The campaign seeks to stop violence against women, and it's a campaign the MUA has fully supported for many years.

"I would encourage every member to get behind the campaign." MUA Deputy National Secretary, Mick Doleman

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Deputy National Secretary Mick Doleman On Channel 10 News

Posted on News by Communications Team · October 30, 2012 11:00 AM

MUA Members were on the verge of achieving, for the first time, a national safety code that will save lives on the waterfront. But at the last minute, one day after Greg Fitzgibbons was tragically killed in Newcastle, major stevedoring companies and shipping Australia have tried to block code. MUA Deputy National Secretary Mick Doleman explained the Code on Channel 10 News:


Maritime Union Lodges Injunction Over Patrick's Move To Automate Port Botany

Posted on News by Communications Team · September 10, 2012 10:00 AM

The Maritime Union of Australia will today seek an injunction in the Federal Court over the failure of Patrick Stevedores to consult with the Union and their employees regarding the proposed automation of the Port Botany cargo terminal.

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Crumlin Welcomes Quebec Steelworkers Contract At Rio Tinto Mine

Posted on News by Communications Team · September 07, 2012 10:00 AM

MUA National Secretary Paddy Crumlin has welcomed the agreement of a new contract that will see about 300 United Steelworkers wages, pensions and benefits increase by 50 per cent over six years as a big victory for the union.

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MUA Remembers Our Merchant Seafarers

Posted on News by Communications Team · September 02, 2012 10:00 AM

The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) has paid homage to the extraordinary contribution made by thousands of merchant seafarers, who bravely served on Australian, Commonwealth and Allied ships, and on merchant ships from other nations, during the First and Second World Wars.

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'Good Progress' On Settling Auckland Port Dispute

Posted on News by Communications Team · July 12, 2012 10:00 AM

MUA Deputy National Secretary Mick Doleman has today flown out to Auckland in an attempt to help further progress with the ports management. A full update below:

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