Bechtel have reacted with the response typical of the US multinationals we have dealt with in oil and gas over the past 7 years. BECHTEL SMASHED BY OA BALLOTS At one stage, they refused to deal with the OA on the grounds that they didn’t like our member endorsed bargaining claims. In January next year, the OA lawyers will be dealing with a Bechtel initiated legal proceeding in the FWC to try and remove us from the project – simply because we haven’t towed the Company line and we are “difficult” to deal with. Workers should choose what Union they belong to – not multinational employers looking for an easy ride. Pluto 2 is set to implode in 2026 with 2 failed ballots by Bectel to get up a sub-standard EBA and Protected Industrial Action ready to kick off. OFFSHORE ALLIANCE GROWS Across our broader membership, the Offshore Alliance now has 4,200 financial AWU members (in addition to the AWU WA Branch membership), 130 Union negotiated EBA’s and 30 EBA’s to negotiate in 2026. Our biggest offshore EBA campaign for 2025 is undoubtedly the campaign by our Monos and Legeneering members on the Woodside Platforms and FPSO’s. Our members were out the gate for 54 days in securing an industry standard EBA – great work by our members in holding the line in their successful fight for Union standards. With more organising and legal resources coming in 2026 for the Offshore Alliance - we will be kicking arse for the working-class next year. We want to thank our members for their support and the Branch leadership of the AWU (WA and National) and MUA for their ongoing support.
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