The workers at Australia's only manganese smelter, Liberty Bell Bay in Tasmania, could be laid off as soon as *this Friday* unless a buyer steps up.
They've been told to take leave without pay or lose their jobs.
The federal and state government need to take action:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMhC-hPxLfg
Here's some background about what happened. It involves a private equity firm and Sanjeev Gupta, who also sank the Whyalla steel mill: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-23/liberty-bell-bay-liquidation/106485590
Show your solidarity by signing the petition here: https://www.megaphone.org.au/petitions/save-liberty-bell-bay
#auspol #workers #unions #solidarity #business #capitalism #politics #news #taspol #Tasmania #australia
AJ Sadauskas
npub120…v6m6d
2026-04-21 13:06:52 UTC
Author Public Key
npub120yrvgmwqag28lm6x7dvu3qrwmpugmamxck3urvfqs3zdevtdyesav6m6dSeen on
wss://relay.ditto.pubPublished at
2026-04-21 13:06:52 UTCEvent JSON
{
"id": "935bd64b1a69487d52b2e2480662607b6884d1e9e8d5215097c50f7c73c99691",
"pubkey": "53c836236e0750a3ff7a379ace440376c3c46fbb362d1e0d89042226e58b6933",
"created_at": 1776776812,
"kind": 1,
"tags": [
[
"t",
"auspol"
],
[
"t",
"workers"
],
[
"t",
"unions"
],
[
"t",
"solidarity"
],
[
"t",
"business"
],
[
"t",
"capitalism"
],
[
"t",
"politics"
],
[
"t",
"news"
],
[
"t",
"taspol"
],
[
"t",
"tasmania"
],
[
"t",
"australia"
],
[
"proxy",
"https://gts.sadauskas.id.au/users/aj/statuses/01KPR2D65S8KB1MP2EPM03SBWD",
"activitypub"
],
[
"client",
"Mostr",
"31990:6be38f8c63df7dbf84db7ec4a6e6fbbd8d19dca3b980efad18585c46f04b26f9:mostr",
"wss://relay.ditto.pub"
]
],
"content": "The workers at Australia's only manganese smelter, Liberty Bell Bay in Tasmania, could be laid off as soon as *this Friday* unless a buyer steps up.\n\nThey've been told to take leave without pay or lose their jobs.\n\nThe federal and state government need to take action:\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMhC-hPxLfg\n\nHere's some background about what happened. It involves a private equity firm and Sanjeev Gupta, who also sank the Whyalla steel mill: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-23/liberty-bell-bay-liquidation/106485590\n\nShow your solidarity by signing the petition here: https://www.megaphone.org.au/petitions/save-liberty-bell-bay\n\n#auspol #workers #unions #solidarity #business #capitalism #politics #news #taspol #Tasmania #australia",
"sig": "97c3f1618f90bc4c4bd9b6a1a009fcc8a3a711a668608e76a5b90e6a49f58e844881c974e5f5644eabf2728019c4e0f7f7cbcf43daae65b857905295c7d373f4"
}