Jamie Newlyn Email Address

South Australian Branch Secretary

"The MUA makes no apologies for working to deliver safety for workers on the waterfront. "Minister Buswell is making false claims that workers are seeking a 20 per cent increase in wages in addition to the changed roster but that is incorrect and is a complete misrepresentation of the workers' claims. "For Minister Buswell, a senior Minister in the West Australian Government, to get basic facts incorrect about the workers' concerns indicates either incompetence or a decision to misrepresent the truth. "Instead of politicising and making a mockery of good faith bargaining, the Minister should allow Fremantle Port to continue negotiations and stop mispresenting the MUA's bargaining position in the media." Assistant Secretary of the West Australian Branch of the Maritime Union of Australia, Will Tracey, says the rosters need to be changed to protect the safety of workers. "To set the record straight, Fremantle Port workers are asking for the same conditions as all other workers on the Kwinana Bulk Terminal strip, to address serious safety concerns that have come about as a result of excessively long hours," Mr Tracey said. "Fremantle Port knows that the workers have safety concerns and yet they continue to hid behind Minister Buswell and let him dictate the negotiations instead of trying to find a solution to the problem. "The Maritime Union of Australia has met with Fremantle Port to try to negotiate an agreement in good faith so we can end the industrial action and we will continue to meet until we achieve a fair agreement. "Fremantle Port workers are exercising their rights to hold a legally protected strike and we believe it is important to do so to protect workers' safety," Mr Tracey said.

Assistant National Secretary of the Maritime Union of Australia*, Jamie is a subject-matter-expert in national strategy and policy, industrial relations & stakeholder management across membership services, corporate multinationals and government (Federal, State & Local). Other areas of responsibility include directorship of Maritime Super, which includes governance, strategy, and investment management, to benefit members retirement incomes. Other skills include: •Collaborating with trade unions internationally •Political campaigning •Supporting members in regulatory forums •Board directorship [*A division of Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMMEU)] Background: •Representing the interests of Maritime Workers & building workers power in Australia and Internationally. •Deputy Chair,Director Maritime Super Chair Maritime Financial Services •Deputy Board Member Seacare Authority (Seafarers Safety, Rehabilitation & Compensation Authority) (Australian Government appointment) • Immediate Past President of SA Unions •Former Training & Skills Commission Board Member (SA Government appointment) •Former Merchant Seafarer •Former Stevedore Education: •Diploma of Management •Superannuation Industry •Certificate IV in Training and Assessment