Electrical workers at BHP Group's (ASX:BHP) Port Hedland bulk port terminal in Western Australia will move forward with a vote on work stoppage after talks with management broke down, Reuters reported on Friday, citing a statement from the Electrical Trades Union (ETU).
The workers were pushing for a labor deal with the mining firm to improve their pay and conditions, with talks between parties stalling after six months.
BHP's labor agreement covers around 450 port workers, of whom around 200 are union members. The unionized workers will vote in the next two weeks to endorse work stoppages ranging from 15 minutes to 24 hours, the report said, citing ETU.
A spokesperson for the mining firm said it is negotiating a new enterprise agreement with its port operations teams, per the report.
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