# Australian rail union suspends industrial action in Pacific National dispute - World Socialist Web Site

> The Rail, Tram and Bus Union suspended industrial action at Pacific National in New South Wales while negotiations continue over enterprise agreements covering about 850 coal and bulk haulage workers. The union called off the action as a sign of good faith after a Fair Work Commission conciliation meeting.

- Date: 2017-11-02 · published 2017-11-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67995-australian-rail-union-suspends-industrial-action-in-pacific-national-dispute
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Suspended rail action lowers the near-term risk of disruption to Australian bulk grain and coal haulage, a small positive for grain logistics in the region.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral
- BARLEY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-07-07 | [STB backs CPKC in grain export dispute with Union Pacific - Trains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23750-stb-backs-cpkc-in-grain-export-dispute-with-union-pacific-trains.md) | -3.4% | -5.3% |
| WHEAT | 2017-10-27 | [Strike to hit Pacific National coal and grain trains \| Newcastle Herald \| Newcastle, NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68476-strike-to-hit-pacific-national-coal-and-grain-trains-newcastle-herald-newcastle.md) | -4.0% | -5.9% |
| WHEAT | 2022-05-05 | [United Grain and ILWU Reach Labor Deal at Major Pacific Northwest Grain Export Terminal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41435-united-grain-and-ilwu-reach-labor-deal-at-major-pacific-northwest-grain-export.md) | -0.2% | +0.3% |
| 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 | 2019-07-15 | [Romanian union says strike averted at ADM Constanta grain silos \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58106-romanian-union-says-strike-averted-at-adm-constanta-grain-silos-financial-post.md) | -0.5% | -3.1% |

## Sources

- wsws.org: https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2017/11/02/pnat-n02.html

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