Workers at four Queensland coal mines could stop work in protest over conditions being proposed by BHP-Mitsubishi Alliance in a fresh pay deal.
The Mining and Energy Union and the miner have been negotiating an enterprise bargaining agreement for workers at the Saraji, Peak Downs, Blackwater and Goonyella Riverside mines for 18 months.
Talks have become deadlocked, with the union and company failing to agree on conditions, including the number of permanent jobs, redundancy protections and career progression.
MEU Queensland president Stephen Smyth says about 90 per cent of workers covered under the current deal have voted to take protected industrial action over conditions….