By Rhiannon Hoyle
Chevron has asked Australia’s workplace arbiter to intervene to resolve a labor dispute at two giant natural-gas operations after negotiations with union representatives failed and workers began partial strikes at the sites.
The U.S. energy company said Monday that it filed applications to the Fair Work Commission for so-called intractable bargaining declarations for its Gorgon and Wheatstone downstream assets. It said it can’t see how an agreement will otherwise be reached. Chevron filed an application for its Wheatstone platform a week ago.
“Unfortunately, following numerous meetings and conciliation sessions with the Fair Work Commission, no agreement has been reached as the unions are asking for terms significantly above the market,” a Chevron Australia spokesperson said in an emailed statement.
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