BHP staff announce strike action over Port Hedland operations
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Hundreds of BHP workers will walk off the job at Port Hedland on July 16, after talks with the mining giant broke down.
Between 150-200 workers represented by the Combined Ports Unions are expected to down tools in what could be the Western Australian mining industry's most significant industrial action for a quarter of a century.
Australian correspondent Oliver Peterson says plans are in place to try and get the strike called off before Thursday.
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