Renewables Provide More Jobs for Australians than Nuclear: Union

‘I think what we find with nuclear is you can have some well-paid jobs, but it’s for a very few [people],’ said Victorian Trades Hall Council secretary.

A power generating windmill towers above a nuclear power plant operated in Marseilles, Illinois, on June 14, 2018. Scott Olson/Getty Images

A representative body of trade unions in Victoria has said renewables will create more jobs than nuclear.

At a recent inquiry into nuclear power generation, Victorian Trades Hall Council Secretary Luke Hilakari, representing over 40 unions in the state, was questioned about the organisation’s attitude toward nuclear.