Pilbara BHP workers set for new strike action as negotiations falter
Workers at BHP’s WA iron ore operations have notified the company of their intention to take lawful protected industrial action, with a 24-hour ban on loading ships on Saturday, August 8, followed by a 24-hour work stoppage at Port Hedland Bulk Export Terminal on the next day.
High voltage and power workers negotiating a separate agreement with the company will also undertake a 12-hour stoppage on Sunday, August 9.
The move by the Combined Ports Unions, made up of members from the Electrical Trades Union, the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union and the Western Mine Workers Alliance, follows strike action that saw members stop work for an eight-hour period earlier this month.
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Making headlines today is news that two West Australian government ministers have appeared in court to provide evidence in a defamation trial embroiling other politicians, as well as journalists and local business owners.
Perth property developer Greg Poland has taken former journalists from this masthead to court over the publication of two stories based on a covert recording of a meeting held at the Subiaco Hotel in 2019.
Former WA ministers Dave Kelly and Alannah MacTiernan appeared in court on Thursday to testify in the case after both were mentioned in the secret recording that has proved central to the legal battle.
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