March 10: Australian port workers are refusing to unload a ship which has been worked on by non-union staff in Auckland, as long-standing industrial action reaches the other side of the Tasman.
Union members at the Ports of Sydney are refusing to unload the Maersk Brani, which docked at 5am today.
The ship left Auckland on Wednesday evening, after being handled by non-union staff.
In a sign of solidarity, union members in Sydney were refusing to unload the ship, and currently had a picket of between 30 to 40 protesters outside the Ports of Sydney, TVNZ reported.