Shell, Australian Workers Union in stalemate over Prelude dispute

Shell, Australian Workers Union in stalemate over Prelude dispute.

The Australian Workers Union and Maritime Workers Union form the Offshore Alliance and have been pushing for pay increases for members aboard the facility.

But Australian Workers Union secretary Daniel Walton said unionised members prioritised safety and wouldn't do anything to jeopardise crew onboard the facility.

"We fundamentally deny that in any way shape or form we would do anything to jeopardise the safety of the facility, any workers onboard or the broader environment," he said.

Mr Walton said Shell had threatened to shut down the facility and was using those threats as a "tactic" in the ongoing dispute between workers and the company.

The dispute causing tensions onboard the facility centres around pay rises for workers onboard, job security and superannuation increases.