# Australian rail union collaborating with Pacific National to impose sell-out agreement - World Socialist Web Site

> The Rail Tram and Bus Union is negotiating a new enterprise agreement covering about 850 workers at Pacific National's coal and bulk cargo haulage in New South Wales. The union has not circulated the proposed agreement to workers, and a ballot is expected in coming weeks.

- Date: 2018-01-08 · published 2018-01-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67001-australian-rail-union-collaborating-with-pacific-national-to-impose-sell-out
- 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 dispute concerns Australian coal and bulk rail haulage with little direct effect on feed grain or oilseed supply or prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-11-02 | [Australian rail union suspends industrial action in Pacific National dispute - World Socialist Web Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67995-australian-rail-union-suspends-industrial-action-in-pacific-national-dispute.md) | +0.3% | -1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2017-11-20 | [Pacific National: Wheels in motion - The Australian Mining Review](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67991-pacific-national-wheels-in-motion-the-australian-mining-review.md) | -3.0% | -2.7% |
| WHEAT | 2018-05-30 | [UPDATE 4-Canadian Pacific reaches tentative agreement with striking workers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65031-update-4-canadian-pacific-reaches-tentative-agreement-with-striking-workers.md) | -0.6% | -2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2017-04-27 | [Pacific National industrial action costing Victorian grains sector millions \| The Border Mail \| Wodonga, VIC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71506-pacific-national-industrial-action-costing-victorian-grains-sector-millions-the.md) | +3.4% | +1.8% |
| WHEAT | 2021-09-11 | [Nabisco workers strike enters second month, as company and BCTGM union plot attacks on pay and health care - World Socialist Web Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45091-nabisco-workers-strike-enters-second-month-as-company-and-bctgm-union-plot.md) | +3.6% | +5.7% |

## Sources

- wsws.org: https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/01/08/pnat-j08.html

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