Australian Workers Union
After many months of discussions, the Australian Workers’ Union has welcomed a federal government intervention that will ensure Australia’s last two fuel refineries remain open and continue to underpin the nation’s fuel security.
The federal government has today announced it will guarantee a production payment to refineries in times of difficulty, as well as providing capital to co-invest in sulphur reduction upgrades. These measures will ensure the Lytton refinery in Queensland and the Viva refinery in Victoria stay running.
AWU National Secretary Daniel Walton said after months of discussions with politicians and refinery management today’s announcement was a great result.
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Thousands have gathered in Brisbaneâs CBD on Monday for the Labour Day march.
Workers from several unions, including the United Workers Union, Queensland Teachersâ Union and Australian Workersâ Union, congregated to demand better working conditions across multiple industries.
Pathology staff don hazmat suits for the Labour Day march in Brisbane.
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Staff who worked during the pandemic at QML Pathology and Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology donned hazmat suits in protest over what they called a âlitany of poor practicesâ.
Queensland Council of Unions president Kate Ruttiman said the economy needed to rebuild with safe work places.
She said there needed to be an end to occupational violence.
3 May 2021 5:07 GMT Updated 3 May 2021 6:08 GMT in Perth
Unions have reported a second mercury poisoning incident at the Chevron-operated Gorgon liquefied natural gas project in Western Australia.
The Offshore Alliance, a coalition between the Australian Workers’ Union and the Maritime Union of Australia, claimed a Contract Resources worker had been contaminated with mercury at the Chevron-operated facility.
It claimed the worker entered a mercury impacted vessel in the Acid Gas Removal Unit at the plant wearing insufficient personal protection equipment for the task.
“Instead of wearing a standard Tyvek suit and respirator, the Contract Resources employee should have been wearing a full air vest for cooling, chemical suit, fully taped gum boots with breathing apparatus,” the Offshore Alliance stated in a social media post late last week.
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