AUS175 said...
felixdcat, do you work on the wharf.. Exactly what knowledge would you have on working on the wharf that would let you make such a comment..Poor wharfies,.Did you know that the stevedore industry is the only industry in the world where the employers wont agree or sign off on general safety procedure standards, have you ever seen your mate squashed to death by rolls of steel that havent been secured properly by foreign workers, or worked under a rusty old ships cranes lifting 40 tonnes.. i have never heard of anyone having a 4 day roster for 90k on the wharf..
Working on the ships on a wharf is relatively dangerous, and people are paid as such, no more than builders that get height allowances for working over 6mts.
as for your statement,"no quality of life", are you aware of how the labour or roster systems work.. most stevedores dont get their work orders till 2.30pm for the following day, and as most are employed on a casual, GWE, or VSE basis then they may or may not actually get work..Do you think you could live not knowing exactly how much or even if your gonna get a pay check the next week..i know people that work in the industry that havent have work for weeks at a time... most company only guarantee 28hours a week unless your a suppo at which your not actually guaranteed any work.. so when you say quality of life, yes its hard to get any time for family stuff as most people are always on stand by for having to work..you may get a call 6pm for a shift that night which would require dropping whatever your doing to make money for the family.. I'd like to see you actually working on a ship lashing 40 ft containers with 3 high bars, all weighing in excess of 30kg each when theres 100 to hang, its bloody hard work
Unless you've worked on the wharf or no anything of the wharf i dont think you could fairly comment..