Chevron/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSYDNEY, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Unions at Chevron's liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities in Australia reaffirmed their plan to resume strikes this week as mediated talks continued on Monday, sparking angry comments from the company saying workers were being unreasonable.
Australia's industrial arbitrator, the Fair Work Commission, mediated three days of talks last week and asked the Offshore Alliance to withdraw the strike plan while talks continued, Chevron said.
The Offshore Alliance, a coalition of two unions, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Chevron said unions continued to introduce new matters into the dispute and were withholding agreement on other issues pending member votes.
Chevron said late on Sunday it was "extremely disappointed" by the vote to stick with the strike plan, against the arbitrator's request.
Persons:
Chevron, Lewis Jackson, Sonali Paul
Organizations:
Reuters, Chevron, Handout, REUTERS, Rights, Offshore Alliance, Thomson
Locations:
Wheatstone, Western Australia, Australia