Strike confirmed: BHP’s Port Hedland workers to down tools for first time this century

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Workers at BHP’s Port Hedland operations in Australia have confirmed an eight-hour strike, marking the first such industrial action at the site this century. The strike is organized by a coalition of unions representing electrical, manufacturing, and mine workers.

The move by a coalition of unions, comprising members from the Electrical Trade Union, the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union and the Western Mine Workers Alliance, will see members stop work for an eight-hour period.