Workers at the Gorgon and Wheatstone liquefied natural gas projects offshore Australia will begin striking today after talks with the projects’ operator, Chevron fell through. Talks have been going on for a couple of weeks now, eventually moving to mediation with the participation of the Australian Fair Work Commission. The trade union alliance representing the workers, the Offshore Alliance, has repeatedly warned that it will cost Chevron billions if it rejects the workers’ demand. "Despite the Offshore Alliance giving Chevron plenty…
