# Lockout at Port Kembla as company moves to terminate agreement – Solidarity Online

> About 60 workers at the Port Kembla coal terminal were locked out for four days starting January 7, 2018, and around 100 workers and supporters picketed the site. The lockout is part of a dispute over the terminal's enterprise agreement, which management is seeking to terminate.

- Date: 2018-01-12 · published 2018-01-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66999-lockout-at-port-kembla-as-company-moves-to-terminate-agreement-solidarity-online
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

The lockout concerns coal terminal operations and has little direct bearing on grain or oilseed export flows or feed prices.

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| WHEAT | 2017-04-12 | [Strike Disrupts Ops at Port Kembla Coal Terminal \| World Maritime News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71507-strike-disrupts-ops-at-port-kembla-coal-terminal-world-maritime-news.md) | -1.0% | +1.6% |
| WHEAT | 2018-02-08 | [New port grain terminals to come online in Ukraine in 2018](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66359-new-port-grain-terminals-to-come-online-in-ukraine-in-2018.md) | -0.5% | +1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2017-04-24 | [Wharfies stop work as Patrick tries union busting again – Solidarity Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71508-wharfies-stop-work-as-patrick-tries-union-busting-again-solidarity-online.md) | +2.4% | +1.0% |
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| WHEAT | 2024-07-22 | [Solidarity Lanes: Latest figures – June 2024 - Mobility and Transport](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14283-solidarity-lanes-latest-figures-june-2024-mobility-and-transport.md) | +0.6% | +1.1% |

## Sources

- solidarity.net.au: https://solidarity.net.au/unions/lockout-port-kembla-company-moves-terminate-agreement/

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