Jun 11, 2026 – 4.09pmBHP is trying to recruit a rebel workforce to keep the nation’s biggest iron ore hub operating through union strikes, as it expects that the country’s biggest export industry will be hit by industrial action as soon as next week.Labour hire firms have been approaching electricians offering them more than $93 an hour to start work at BHP’s Port Hedland operations as soon as possible.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles