Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd—Industrial action
738. Hon Dr Steve Thomasto theminister representing the Minister for Industrial Relations:
I refer to the Maritime Union of Australia's industrial action on Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd (CBH) at the port of Kwinana, including the lockout of employees amid rolling strike action around stalled enterprise agreement negotiations.
(1) Since the commencement of industrial action, has the minister or a ministerial staffer or representative met or engaged with CBH chief people officer Jacky Connolly or representative staffers from CBH?
(2) Since the commencement of industrial action, has the minister or a ministerial staffer or representative met or engaged with representatives from the MUA?
(3) If yes to (1) or (2), on what dates and in what format was the engagement initiated and who were the participants?
(4) What contingency, plans, strategies and resolution guidelines have been proposed by the minister or a representative in conjunction with CBH to ensure that the Kwinana terminal's maintenance window is serviced before the winter crop harvest and export program become critical?
Hon Jackie Jarvis replied:
Honourable member, I do not have a copy of the answer in my file. Hopefully it will come in before the end of question time.
