# MUA fighting on two fronts, Kwinana and Fremantle

> The Maritime Union's WA branch is in escalating disputes with CBH Group at Kwinana and with Fremantle Ports, where a protected action ballot closes on 8 September. CBH locked out its entire Kwinana workforce on 1 September in response to maintenance-related bans.

- Date: 2025-09-05 · published 2025-09-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/22874-mua-fighting-on-two-fronts-kwinana-and-fremantle
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Industrial action at WA's main grain terminal during the pre-harvest maintenance window risks delaying winter crop exports, which could lift Australian wheat and barley export premiums. The effect depends on whether the dispute spreads to Fremantle.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-09-01 | [CBH locks out Kwinana workers as union dispute gets worse \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22872-cbh-locks-out-kwinana-workers-as-union-dispute-gets-worse-farm-online-act.md) | -0.6% | -1.2% |
| WHEAT | 2024-12-19 | [US grain exports are boosting demand for barge and rail transportation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27130-us-grain-exports-are-boosting-demand-for-barge-and-rail-transportation.md) | +1.7% | -0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2025-08-27 | [Industrial action set to hit Kwinana grain port all next week \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23327-industrial-action-set-to-hit-kwinana-grain-port-all-next-week-farm-online-act.md) | +0.1% | -0.9% |
| WHEAT | 2022-04-19 | [Rising Freight Puts Heavy Burden on Grain-Importing Nations -ICS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42044-rising-freight-puts-heavy-burden-on-grain-importing-nations-ics.md) | +7.4% | +12.6% |
| WHEAT | 2025-10-08 | [CBH whacks unprovoked lockout on its entire Kwinana grain terminal workforce](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22405-cbh-whacks-unprovoked-lockout-on-its-entire-kwinana-grain-terminal-workforce.md) | +1.3% | +2.8% |

## Sources

- thedcn.com.au: https://www.thedcn.com.au/news/mua-fighting-on-two-fronts-kwinana-and-fremantle

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