Rix's Creek Mine的工人拒绝新的薪酬交易, Workers at Rix's Creek Mine reject new pay deal, prolonging strike over pay and safety concerns.

辛格尔顿附近 Rix's Creek 矿的工人拒绝了布卢姆菲尔德集团的最新企业协议，92.6% 的人投了反对票，这标志着罢工的第五周。 Workers at Rix's Creek Mine near Singleton have rejected Bloomfield Group’s latest enterprise agreement, with 92.6% voting no, marking the fifth week of a strike. 采矿和能源联盟称这项提议比以前更糟糕,指责该公司试图分裂工人,而工会领导人则强调团结,要求为受伤工人提供公平薪酬和支助。 The Mining and Energy Union (MEU) called the offer worse than before and accused the company of trying to divide workers, while union leaders emphasized unity and demands for fair pay and support for injured workers. Bloomfield声称,它正本着诚意进行谈判,指出四年来工资上涨了16.75%,表示该矿仍然是亨特谷收入最高的地区之一,并计划评估节省成本的措施,包括在安全的地方使用内部劳动力。 Bloomfield claims it is negotiating in good faith and points to a 16.75% pay rise over four years, saying the mine remains among the highest-paid in the Hunter Valley, and plans to assess cost-saving measures, including internal labor use where safe. 争端依然没有得到解决。 The dispute continues unresolved.