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Western Mine Workers Alliance

BHP is looking to negotiate an EA for its Port Hedland operations workforce.

Port Hedland the next union battleground?

BHP has issued a Notice of Employee Representational Rights for Port Hedland operations

19 September 2025

WMWA stumbles at first Paraburdoo hurdle

Union vows to continue the fight to force Rio Tinto to the bargaining table

03 July 2025

A stacker at Rio Tinto's Paraburdoo mine.

Union claims key win in battle to reunionise the Pilbara

Claims to have more than 400 workers on board for a collective agreement

13 March 2025

A union group is going after Rio Tinto's Pilbara iron ore operations.

Rio Tinto staying Pilbara course amid union petition push

Believes its own approach is the best way forward for its Pilbara workforce

05 March 2025

Rio Tinto's Yandicoogina mine in the Pilbara.

Union tries another path into the Pilbara

Another tactic emerges in unions' push to try and break back into the region

28 February 2025

South Flank is one of the operations unions have targeted.

Pilbara union battle heats up

AWU ramps up the rhetoric, saying major miners and lobby group running misleading campaign

11 November 2024

Madeleine King speaking at a recent CCIWA breakfast. Photo: PS Smile Productions

King blasts BHP, backs union Pilbara push

Believes mining industry should not be afraid of unions' Pilbara plans

29 August 2024

An IR storm may be brewing in the Pilbara. Photo: Shutterstock

BHP and unions meet over Pilbara pay

Pilbara mineworkers have wait ahead as unions consider their position

27 August 2024

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