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Mt Pleasant workers gain $30K by going permanent

The MEU withdrew the application after Thiess agreed to directly employ the workers instead

A haul truck at Mt Pleasant coal mine in NSW. Photo courtesy Mach Energy

A haul truck at Mt Pleasant coal mine in NSW. Photo courtesy Mach Energy

Twenty-seven Hunter Valley labour hire coal miners are direct beneficiaries of Same Job Same Pay laws, with Thiess offering them permanent jobs with pay rises of more than $30,000 a year.   In March,...

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