Topic- Write a report to the President of the Fair Work Commission discussing the employment relations issues that can be identified in the industrial dispute between the Maritime Union of Australia and Patrick Stevedores Holdings Pty Ltd in 2015 and 2016.
Why is this question being asked?
Provide a brief chronology of the industrial dispute between Patrick Stevedores Holdings Pty Ltd and the Maritime Union of Australia.
Identify the main issues in dispute.
What does this industrial dispute reveal about:
• enterprise bargaining;
• industrial disputation;
• the role of government;
• the role of the Fair Work Commission?
Please discuss these matters in your report and remember to answer the question that has been asked!