Wharfies union prepare to strike in resources-rich Pilbara

Wharfies union prepare to strike in resources-rich Pilbara

Australia’s economic engine room is heading for its first industrial strike in 17 years, with the wharfies union preparing to down tools in the resources-rich Pilbara.

Pilbara Ports: ‘no immediate threat of industrial action’

Allen Newton PILBARA Ports believes moves by the Maritime Union to take protected industrial action will have no immediate impact on operations at Port Hedland. A Facebook post by the union this morning threatens escalated industrial action at the port, but a spokesperson for Pilbara Ports said for protected industrial action to take place it would need a ballot, formal approval by the Fair Work Commission, eligibility rules, formal conciliation…