NOTE: VICT is owned by International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) of the Philippines, and is ICTSI’s first attempt at operating a terminal in Australia.
The militant national maritime union is facing legal action for contempt of court for allegedly breaching an injunction that ordered it to stop taking part in an illegal picket.
The Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT) is seeking to have the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) punished in the Supreme Court of Victoria.
VICT is suing the MUA and the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) for potentially more than $100 million over an alleged conspiracy to form an illegal waterfront picket line that blockaded a major container terminal at the Port of Melbourne for more than two weeks last year.
The statement of charges alleges MUA employees or officials Will Tracey, Christopher Cain and Joseph Italia were within 100 metres of the VICT entrance at about 3.15pm on Thursday December 14. These people are not personally charged with committing any contempt.
The CFMEU and MUA are two of Australia’s most militant unions and are planning to merge this year into a super union.
