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Fourth day of talks fails to bring agreement on wage increases
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Cochin,India -The Journal of Commerce Online -Dec 3, 2010: -- A strike by container truck drivers in India’s Port of Cochin entered its fourth day on Friday, crippling cargo movements and threatening to disrupt operations at India Gateway Terminal, managed by DP World... A shipping line agent at Cochin said the strike is set to continue into the weekend after talks between striking drivers and the truck owners group before local labor authorities Thursday failed to reach an agreement on wage increases... Union representatives said truck owners turned down the drivers’ revised proposal for a 30 percent increase in wages... As of Friday morning, nearly 4,000 import containers were reported to be stranded at the terminal yard and four ships were waiting for berth... The Trade Union Coordination Committee representing all major labor groups in the southeastern port suspended trucking activity Monday morning, calling for wage increases and additional benefits...
* Australia - Union targets TNT for next wages strike
Canberra,Australia -Supply Chain Review -December 6, 2010: -- After a nationwide strike against Australian Air Express, the Transport Workers Union has put TNT in its sights in a bid to secure higher wages and superannuation benefits... The union will ballot its members to gauge support for a strike against TNT to pressure it into agreeing to a 12 percent pay rise over three years and a six percent increase in superannuation payments... The TWU wants TNT to ensure casual or labour hire workers are paid the same rate of pay as permanent staff... It is currently negotiating new agreements with the likes of Toll, Linfox and K&S Freighters... Following union-led strikes last month at its depots in Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth, AAE agreed to a 14 percent wage increase for workers over three years... AAE also agreed to open its books to the TWU so it can scrutinise chain of responsibility systems and safety training programs... TWU National Secretary, Tony Sheldon, labelled the agreement a benchmark for future negotiations with freight operators...
