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No Winners In Steel Strike Deal

18 November 1999

About 1000 striking Port Kembla steelworkers yesterday accepted a compromise deal over a sacked colleague, but clearly there were no winners as a result of their precipitous industrial action. A series of strikes by steelworkers centred on the sacking of an electrician two weeks ago after he was .. read full story

Steel Deal

18 November 1999

More than 1000 striking BHP Steel workers at Port Kembla returned to work late yesterday, ending a dispute over the sacking of an electrician that could have cost the company $10million. The employees agreed to go back to work after a compromise was struck between BHP, the sacked electrician and.. read full story

Back To The Bad Old Days

17 November 1999

BHP's Port Kembla Steelworks was in crisis last night after tin-mill workers ignored union directives and walked out in support of an electrician sacked over a safety issue. BHP Steel Flat Products president George Edgar said the strike was a return to the ``bad old days" of industrial dispu.. read full story

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