In this article in the Australian Financial Review, AREEA Chief Executive Steve Knott responds to the shutting down of the Port of Melbourne after hundreds of dock workers walked off the job to attend an ACTU rally and support construction union leader John Setka over blackmail charges. “Today’s events demonstrate how coordinated industrial action between the CFMMEU’s construction and maritime divisions can have immediate and damaging impacts on the economy, the community and our international reputation as a reliable place to invest and do business,” Mr Knott said. AREEA has appealed the merger of the MUA and CFMEU and pointed to the port shutdown as evidence of the impact the new ‘super union’ will have on business.