Workers can’t ‘cherry-pick’ jobs, stevedore boss declares

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Mr Noes told ABC radio on Wednesday morning that part of the union’s strategy had been to preserve workers’ pay while hampering freight movements, which has worried export groups. “Ideally [for the union], you want to get paid while you don’t work, and that’s what we’re saying that you cannot do,” he said. “We respect that you don’t want to work and you’re staying at home, but you cannot come in and cherry-pick jobs.” The MUA, which is in three days of talks with DP World this week, has previously accused the company of stalling negotiations, leaving it with no...