Steelworkers strike, calling negotiations with InfraBuild 'spiteful'

InfraBuild Newcastle's Rod Mill at Mayfield North.

EMPLOYEES of Newcastle steelmaker Infrabuild say they will walk off the job for the first time in more than 30 years on Thursday after a breakdown in negotiations over new enterprise agreements.

And the Newcastle steel industry's combined unions - the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union, the Electrical Trades Union and the Australian Workers' Union - have called on new InfraBuild CEO Francisco Irazusta to intervene and direct management to negotiate a fair deal for workers who cannot afford the rising cost of living.