Talks overseen by the industrial umpire the Fair Work Commission that began Monday prompted the Offshore Alliance to add more severe strike plans to its calendar.
The Offshore Alliance has threatened US LNG giant Chevron with a two-week strike at its Gorgon and Wheatstone facilities in Western Australia’s Pilbara region.
The alliance, made up of members of the Maritime Union and the Australian Workers’ Union, wrote to Chevron on Monday night notifying it that workers at Gorgon and Wheatstone would take part in a fortnight of 24-hour strikes starting September 14. “Offshore Alliance members are yet to exercise their lawful workplace rights to take protected industrial action and our bargaining claims will look more and more reasonable as Chevron’s Gorgon and Wheatstone LNG exports dry up,” the alliance said.“The [alliance’s] log of claims will ultimately be claims which Chevron will agree to, but not before they lose a few billion – judging by the form guide.
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