Lift-Off for Wharfies to Strike as Pay Row Hopes Sink

Disgruntled dock workers have been given the green light to walk off the job, in a protest that could shake up some of Australia’s busiest ports. The Fair Work Commission has ruled DP World’s employees can stop work at the stevedore’s Sydney, Brisbane and Fremantle terminals with a partial stoppage approved in Melbourne, after the wharfies held work bans at these locations on Jan. 12. Workers will be able to walk off the job for 16 hours, though their union must provide five days’ notice. DP World Australia senior director Blake Tierney said the company acknowledged the Fair Work Commission’s decision....