# AWU takes action at GrainCorp Kembla over wages - Grain Central

> Five days of industrial action began at GrainCorp's Port Kembla terminal after 10 full-time employees failed to reach a new enterprise agreement. The Australian Workers Union said three ships are due to load, including two wheat cargoes totaling 98,000 tonnes. The union is seeking a substantial wage increase.

- Date: 2023-05-26 · published 2023-05-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/35959-awu-takes-action-at-graincorp-kembla-over-wages-grain-central
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Loading delays on two wheat cargoes could tighten short-term Australian wheat export availability at a single terminal. The effect on global wheat prices is small because the disruption is localized and short.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-07-30 | [Unions vote in favour of protected action at CBH Kwinana - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23752-unions-vote-in-favour-of-protected-action-at-cbh-kwinana-grain-central.md) | -0.7% | -0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2024-10-29 | [Grain handlers go on strike at Australian exporter GrainCorp](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27887-grain-handlers-go-on-strike-at-australian-exporter-graincorp.md) | +0.3% | -1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2022-04-22 | [CBH pulls out all stops to ship record crop - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41818-cbh-pulls-out-all-stops-to-ship-record-crop-grain-central.md) | +8.5% | +12.7% |
| WHEAT | 2020-01-28 | [Ongoing strikes slow French grain exports - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55086-ongoing-strikes-slow-french-grain-exports-grain-central.md) | -0.5% | +2.7% |
| WHEAT | 2017-04-12 | [Rail strikes on hold as enterprise bargaining continues - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71504-rail-strikes-on-hold-as-enterprise-bargaining-continues-grain-central.md) | -1.0% | +1.6% |

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/news/awu-takes-action-at-graincorp-kembla-over-wages/

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