Wharf strikes: union fights for job security in the age of automation

Dock workers carry out rolling 48-hour strikes across Australia in face of lockout threat, sparking comparisons with 1998 waterfront dispute

As wharfies prepare to go on a 48-hour strike at Patrick Stevedores’ Port Botany site, memories of the historic 1998 waterfront dispute are fresh.

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