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Inpex gas plant workers in Darwin walk off job over pay dispute as EBA talks stall
Repairs and maintenance staff at Darwin’s multi-million-dollar export gas plant are threatening ongoing strike action, saying their pay and conditions are well below levels in other states.
Key points:
- Unions say negotiations on pay and conditions for repair and maintenance staff have stalled
- Around 70 workers took part in strike action, ahead of a meeting with the contract-holder tomorrow
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Only a few hundred workers are now employed at the gas plant, after a peak of 8,000 during construction
Around 70 striking workers employed by Inpex contractor Trace Broadspectrum gathered outside the large-scale processing plant at Bladin Point on Wednesday morning.
Electrical Trade Union organiser David Hayes said the one-day action was being taken…
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