Jul 17, 2026 – 11.43amCritical mining workers in the Pilbara have overwhelmingly endorsed options to take up to 24-hour stoppages, just hours after a historic strike at major iron export hub at Port Hedland.About 98 per cent of 50 BHP high-voltage workers late on Thursday voted in support of unlimited stoppages, ranging from 30 minutes to 24 hours, in a protected action ballot initiated following 12 months of failed bargaining.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Critical BHP workers in the Pilbara endorse 24-hour strikes
The threat of more disruption comes as the industry fears decades of industrial peace is over after the region’s first strike in a generation.
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