Peter Colley for Mining and Energy is also making a lot of sense about involving workers and the community in consensus-based planning that leaves no one behind
And Chloe Smith for the AMWU is calling for a local transition authority and government investment in diversification: "Workers and community members need to demand a place at the table"
Asked about the role of the NSW Government in planning and supporting the Hunter in particular for the challenges of coal's decline the unions are clear: there are big holes where commitment, consultation, process and money should be
The Committee is asking the unions who represent people working in all aspects of the mining, burning and export of coal in the Hunter if they have been involved in State Government initiatives and it seems pretty clear they have not
