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National sparky union wants AER reforms

AUSTRALIA's national Electrical Trades Union is asking the federal government to hand power company staff greater autonomy to repair electricity grid assets as part of a bushfire prevention push.

File photo: transmission lines

File photo: transmission lines

The ETU is also seeking to boost job security for poles and wires workers in the electricity sector, which it says are often forced to repair dangerous assets after major failures.  The union is also...

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