http://www.smh.com.au/news/9912/22/national/national17.html Strikes spread through BHP over contracts By BRAD NORINGTON BHP workers at Granville, Revesby, Villawood, Rooty Hill and Western Port yesterday voted in favour of sympathy strikes to support union colleagues in the Pilbara who are resisting non-union contracts. Workers at BHP's Rooty Hill steel mill decided to postpone their strike action until after the Christmas industry shutdown. Workers at Port Kembla steelworks and at BHP coal mines are also expected to wait until mid-January before striking against the company's new policy of refusing to negotiate a collective union wage agreement at its iron ore division in the Pilbara. Steelworkers at Whyalla will meet today to decide what action to take. A meeting of workers at Port Kembla tomorrow is expected to agree on a strike but postpone it. About 300 of 1,000 BHP iron ore workers are believed to have signed contracts. -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alexia.net.au/~www/mhutton/index.html Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
