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Why the Pilbara is not going to explode in a wave of strikes

Getting the majority of workers to back a new wave of unionism in the Pilbara might be harder than either side thinks.

Scott RichesFormer union official.
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There has been widespread reporting of a new wave of unionisation in the Pilbara iron ore export industry because of changes to bargaining laws made by the Albanese government in 2022.

But claims that it means a return to the strikes of the 1970s and 1980s are significantly overblown.

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Scott Riches is a workplace lawyer and former union official. He is also director and principal of Capacita.
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