Chevron LNG workers go on strike, threatening global supply - Reuters

Chevron LNG workers go on strike, threatening global supply | Reuters

Chevron LNG workers go on strike, threatening global supply

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Sept 13 (Reuters) - The dispute between Chevron (CVX.N) and workers at its two liquefied natural facilities (LNG) in Australia will be heard by the industrial relations tribunal on Sept. 22, potentially offering a resolution to strikes that began last Friday.

The disagreement is over wages and conditions at Chevron's Gorgon and Wheatstone operations, which account for more than 5% of global LNG supply.

Chevron had been negotiating with the workers for weeks alongside Australia's Woodside Energy (WDS.AX), which had managed to avert the strikes last month after reaching a deal.

The workers are backed by the Offshore Alliance (OA) - which combines the Maritime Union of Australia and Australian Workers' Union.

Here is a sequence of events leading up to the strike action:

Reporting by Sourasis Bose in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel

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