# Wharfies stop work as Patrick tries union busting again – Solidarity Online

> Qube and Patrick at Port Botany in Sydney are in a dispute over a container yard not covered by the MUA enterprise agreement. Wharfies held a three-hour blockade on April 9 and a sit-in on April 20 after refusing to load a train. The action cost the company an 8-hour shift.

- Date: 2017-04-24 · published 2017-04-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71508-wharfies-stop-work-as-patrick-tries-union-busting-again-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

Container terminal labour disruption in Sydney can slow containerised trade, but grain and feed flows are not central here, so the feed price impact is limited.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2021-09-14 | [TD members may act in solidarity for striking workers, but actions limited by RLA - SMART Union](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45089-td-members-may-act-in-solidarity-for-striking-workers-but-actions-limited-by.md) | -3.3% | +4.8% |
| WHEAT | 2018-01-12 | [Lockout at Port Kembla as company moves to terminate agreement – Solidarity Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66999-lockout-at-port-kembla-as-company-moves-to-terminate-agreement-solidarity-online.md) | -0.2% | +5.8% |
| WHEAT | 2017-01-19 | [Lyttelton Port container terminal union workers back on strike \| BusinessDesk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73023-lyttelton-port-container-terminal-union-workers-back-on-strike-businessdesk.md) | -1.3% | +4.5% |
| WHEAT | 2017-05-05 | [Parties broker train truce \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71047-parties-broker-train-truce-farm-online-act.md) | -1.3% | -1.2% |
| WHEAT | 2019-01-23 | [Swedish docker unions clash as ports lock out striking workers - The Loadstar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61104-swedish-docker-unions-clash-as-ports-lock-out-striking-workers-the-loadstar.md) | -0.3% | -2.7% |

## Sources

- solidarity.net.au: https://solidarity.net.au/unions/wharfies-stop-work-patrick-tries-union-busting/

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