Negotiations Break Down Between Chevron And Australian LNG Workers

Australia’s Fair Work Commission is set to decide on Friday whether to halt the strikes at Chevron’s two LNG export facilities in Australia after the latest talks between the U.S. supermajor and trade unions failed on Wednesday. “The ongoing lack of agreement reinforces our view that there is no reasonable prospect of agreement between the parties,” a spokesperson for Chevron told Reuters today. The workers have stepped up their industrial action that began earlier last week, and plan further escalations in…