Peabody extends lockout at Helensburgh mine in Australia to three weeks

Helensburgh miners denied income after US coal giant extends lockout

MEU has slammed the decision by Peabody and is urging the government to step in. Photo: MEU. Helensburgh miners will be stuck for at least another week without pay after US coal giant Peabody extended the lockout which started in mid-June. Metropolitan Mine employees expected to return to work on 26 June after being locked out for 10 days in response to industrial action taken earlier in the month. But the evening before they were due to go back…

Peabody extends lockout at Helensburgh mine in Australia to three weeks

Peabody, a US-based coal giant, has extended the lockout of workers at the Helensburgh underground coal mine until 6 July, as a response to a one-hour protected industrial action by the miners.The post Peabody extends lockout at Helensburgh mine in Australia to three weeks appeared first on Mining Technology.