00:02It's a strike set to stall the engine room of WA's iron ore trade.
00:07Bargaining now descending into an industrial standoff at Port Hedland between BHP and unions.
00:14It includes electricians, includes mechanical fitters, boilermakers, operators, ship loaders.
00:21Everyone that works on their site will be walking off the job and going on strike.
00:25Up to 200 workers are expected to take part in the eight hour strike next Thursday.
00:31It follows failed talks over a pay rise for workers earning more than $200,000 a year.
00:38Negotiations have been stalling and the members have had enough.
00:42BHP says it's eager to keep negotiating constructively for a fair deal.
00:47Unions estimate the stoppage could cost Australia's biggest miner almost $40 million in lost revenue.
00:54While the state government could miss out on millions in royalties.
00:59We built the Pilbara through people working together, not through people looking to pick a fight.
01:05And that's what we have here.
01:07The Premier urging both sides to get back to the negotiating table.
01:11The Pilbara is the engine room of the nation's capital.
01:14I wouldn't be the only one that would be concerned about any disruption to industry in the Pilbara.
01:19The last significant industrial action in the Pilbara was in 2008 when Rio Tinto train drivers downed tools.
01:26The upcoming strike against BHP could again be a watershed moment for the region's largely de-unionised mining sector.
01:34A union win here could set a precedent for other mine workers.
01:38It would actually change and challenge the industrial relations model that's been operating in the region for around 30 years.
01:48The workplace walk-off with high stakes for all involved.
01:52The workplace walk-off with high stakes for all involved.
01:53The workplace walk-off with high stakes for all involved.
01:57It's a place where are we and of the place where the situation can take place in place,
01:57the land of theérable.
01:57The workplace walk-off with high stakes for all involved.
01:57They can use the climbing and the direction that's an element of the tireless sand.
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