Inpex Ichthys LNG Workers to Escalate Strike Action
The Offshore Alliance union plans to increase work stoppages to eight hours per day starting Thursday at the Ichthys LNG sites in Australia. The escalation follows a breakdown in negotiations with Japanese operator Inpex over remote-work benefits and redundancy terms.
The Offshore Alliance union will double daily work stoppages to eight hours at INPEX CORP Ichthys LNG sites in Australia following a breakdown in wage negotiations. The escalation comes as the facility supplies 10% of Australian LNG exports, which have grown in global importance following war-related damage to infrastructure in Qatar and Iran. The move signals a significant intensification of a labor dispute that began with four-hour stoppages last week.
### Breakdown in Labor Negotiations The Offshore Alliance, comprising the Maritime Union of Australia and the Australian Workers Union, began four-hour stoppages last Wednesday. Union members voted late evening Sunday to expand these disruptions and implement additional work bans this Thursday. The Offshore Alliance claims INPEX CORP reneged on terms previously brokered by the Fair Work Commission during midday talks on Saturday.
