Corrigan is best known for the 1998 Australian waterfront dispute, in which he attempted to sack the heavily unionised workforce and replace it with strikebreakers, eventually leading to reform and restructuring of dockyard labour practices.
Corrigan is best known for his involvement in the 1998 Australian waterfront labor conflict, where he attempted to terminate the employment of heavily unionized employees and introduce replacement workers, which eventually led to changes in labor practices.