Tomago Aluminium workers prepared to go on strike as a 'last resort'

AMWU lead organiser Brad Pidgeon said workers are struggling with increased cost-of-living pressures. Picture by Peter Lorimer

MAINTENANCE staff at Tomago Aluminium's smelter are prepared to strike as a 'last resort' in negotiations for better wages and conditions.

Negotiations with the company that began in February have deteriorated after the combined Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) and Electrical Trades Union members rejected their final offer, AMWU lead organiser Brad Pidgeon said.