Thursday, 23rd May 2024 | Media Release

Hunter alliance says miners in the dark as Labor drags chain on transition

“The 2025 closure for Eraring has been earmarked for some time, and local workers have been waiting in earnest for guaranteed job protections during the transition, yet the Net Zero Economic Authority legislation has not passed Parliament and the NSW transition authority still don’t have any formal framework for hundreds of workers both at Eraring […]

“The 2025 closure for Eraring has been earmarked for some time, and local workers have been waiting in earnest for guaranteed job protections during the transition, yet the Net Zero Economic Authority legislation has not passed Parliament and the NSW transition authority still don’t have any formal framework for hundreds of workers both at Eraring Power Station and at the mines which supply coal to the power station” said Hunter Jobs Alliance coordinator Justin Page.