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Supporters of the Prime Minister have today commended his political nuance in the decision to not negotiate with the Maritime Union, and instead hold a press conference where he implies that they are wilfully killing Australians by apparently delaying the unloading of critical medical supplies at Port Botany.
Morrison says tens of thousands of shipping containers “containing critical supplies” await unloading off the New South Wales coast.
These supplies are sitting onboard ships as wharf workers at Patrick’s Terminal call for a six per cent annual pay rise each year over the next four years.
With international holidays completely off the cards for the foreseeable future, Prime Minister Morrison has been unable to plan his yearly getaway to Hawaii, and has instead had to tough it out at home – where he is expected to work.
Luckily for both the farming exporters and the frontline workers expecting medical supplies, the Prime Minister has moved quickly to resolve the industrial disputes on the docks.
“There are 40 ships – and I’m told there’s some 90,000 containers out there” said Morrison, setting the tone, before proving once again how talented he is at the art of political negotiations.
“We cannot have the militant end of the union movement effectively engaging in a campaign of extortion against the Australian people in the middle of a COVID-19 recession,” he said.
“This is just extraordinary, appalling behaviour.
With farmers and millers now facing the very real prospect of having time sensitive produce rotting on the docks, Morrison has made it clear he will resolve this issue with the workers.
“I want to assure Australians that we don’t take this lightly. It’s not on and we will take what steps are necessary to ensure that this can be brought, I think, to a more meaningful and swift conclusion.”
When asked what he meant by ‘meaningful and swift conclusion’ Morrison responded by saying he’s not quite sure what to do because he doesn’t drive a forklift, mate.
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