AdvertisementNationalWAIron ore Unions, BHP urged to ‘nut out the detail’ as strike action enters second day Michael Philipps August 9, 2026 — 2:48pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Share A A AUnion representatives have called strikes at WA’s largest bulk export port as “significant” and urged a fast resolution as industrial action continued into a second day in the state’s Pilbara region on Sunday. Loading The two-day industrial action began on Saturday with a 24-hour ship-loading ban and continued with a 24-hour work stoppage from 5.30am on Sunday. Beveridge said union members also remain committed to good faith negotiations when they next meet BHP on August 18. However, a BHP spokesperson rejected those claims.