Union opposing Muckaty nuclear waste dump plan
ETU slams nuclear waste dump plan ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Mar 27, 2010 The Electrical Trades Union is seeking to ban its members from contributing to the proposed nuclear waste dump in Central Australia.
The ETU used its Northern Territory delegates conference in Darwin yesterday to discuss the union’s concerns about the proposed nuclear waste site.The ban would stop union members from participating in any work related to the uranium industry, especially a nuclear dump at Muckaty Station if it is approved.
The union will tell a Senate Committee it opposes the dump proposal.The ETU says it considers uranium to be the new asbestos and it has long been concerned about the dangers of working with radioactive waste.
The union says it received strong initial support for the ban from delegates and will now seek votes from Northern Territory and Queensland members.
Trevor Gauld from the ETU says the organisation is disappointed with the lack of public consultation about the project and it will make that clear to the comittee when it comes to Darwin.
ETU slams nuclear waste dump plan – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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