Whyalla Announcement
February 20th’s announcement is huge for the workers of Whyalla steelworks, their families, the community and Australia’s steel industry.
The AWU commends the Prime Minister, South Australian Premier and State and Federal Ministers for their decisive action to save Whyalla after years of uncertainty.
Workers should never have been sweating on shutdowns and closures as the boss dodged suppliers, sent profits offshore, ran the plant down and never delivered on promises to invest. This $2.4 billion package allows them to get back to the business of making the steel this country depends on.
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