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Union workers are set to walk of the job at BHP's lucrative iron ore port in WA's Pilbara, as an ongoing pay dispute reaches breaking point. The industrial action could cost the mining giant tens of millions in lost revenue.

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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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