MUA & DP WORLD AGREEMENT

The Government welcomes the news that DP World and the Maritime Union of Australia have successfully negotiated a new workplace agreement.

This is how enterprise bargaining is meant to work: both parties negotiating in good faith to reach an agreement that acknowledges the common interests between employers and workers.

While there are some processes still to complete, this in-principle agreement is good for the company, good for the workers and good for the Australian community.

Had I intervened – as Peter Dutton and others encouraged me to do – this dispute would have dragged on for months.

It would have been the wrong call and it highlights Mr Dutton’s appalling judgement.

The Albanese Labor Government has improved the enterprise bargaining system so that more Australian businesses and workers can benefit from agreements like this, delivering more secure jobs and better pay.

ENDS