00:02The world's busiest bulk export port back to work.
00:06But the impact from the weekend strike is far from clear.
00:10There was undoubtedly a productivity impact.
00:12The ETU says there was significant impact and BHP knows it too.
00:17But the mining giant says vessels were loaded and departed as scheduled
00:22as 110 workers walked off the job over the weekend.
00:26It's not a negligible impact.
00:28At the end of the day, wages depend on productivity
00:33and that's why this sort of action from the unions
00:36actually hurts the people that they purport to represent.
00:39This year's strikes are the first in two decades.
00:42There was no picket line, a marked difference from the Pilbara of the past.
00:48After a long period of industrial peace, it could embolden others.
00:53Unions have been in decline over many years
00:57so this kind of shows that you can have a region where there hasn't been
01:02much union impact for a while and that that can revitalise.
01:07Further industrial action hasn't been ruled out.
01:10The miner and the unions will meet again at the Fair Work Commission on August 18.
01:15We want those workers to feel valued and to get proper wages and conditions
01:19that reflect the value of their work
01:21and for the employers to continue to be productive, profitable and sustainable.
01:26BHP committed to providing an updated agreement next week.
01:30Any further strikes depend on the detail in that document.
01:34ALT
01:36POP
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