Workers at Brisbane’s coal terminal are preparing to take industrial action as they fight increased casualisation of labour and the contracting out of their jobs.
The workers, at Queensland Bulk Handling, which is owned and operated by coal company New Hope, will vote on industrial action over the weekend after nine months of meetings between company owners and union officials failed to deliver an agreement.
CFMEU Mining and Energy Queensland Vice President Shane Brunker said New Hope’s recent 40% increase in profits meant that local labourers deserved to be supported with full-time employment