Around 150 workers at BHP's Port Hedland operations in Western Australia began a two-day strike over wages and working conditions. The industrial action includes a 24-hour ban on ship loading followed by a 24-hour work stoppage, potentially disrupting shipments from one of the world's largest iron ore export hubs. The unions are seeking a new four-year agreement, while negotiations with BHP continue. The dispute demonstrates how workers in strategically important industries can use strikes to gain leverage during collective bargaining.
See "Australia unions push on with strike at BHP's Port Hedland iron ore operations", Staff, Reuters, August 10, 2026