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Worker disputes at Australian LNG producers roil global gas market
Woodside Energy Group WDS.AX and U.S. major Chevron CVX.N are locked in a dispute over pay and job security with about 700 workers at four facilities in Australia that produce more than a tenth of the world's liquefied natural gas (LNG). Here is what is expected in coming days, and what is at stake. Nearly all workers at offshore platforms that supply gas to the Woodside facility have voted to authorise the union to strike, although unions have not made a call yet. Woodside was "well off the pace on key bargaining issues including job security and remuneration," said Offshore Alliance, which is negotiating with the ... (full story)
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- Posted: Aug 16, 2023 12:10pm
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