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BHP Campaign

Our members in Queensland are currently negotiating with BHP for a new enterprise agreement.

BHP, the world's most powerful mining giant, is playing for bigger stakes than just the terms and conditions of the new agreement.

It is the view of the three unions who make up the Single Bargaining Unit (SBU) that BHP's real agenda is to weaken the collective bargaining capacity of its workforce and to undermine and neutralise unions on site.

Keep up with our campaign to keep the BHP workforce united, strong and collective.

All of the SBU bulletins (updates), cartoons, video and other information is available from the Campaign Downloads page.

Latest SBU update

Campaign News

Read the latest campaign news:

We're striking a blow against BHP greed (Andrew Vickers in The Punch)

Striking a blow - Cental Queensland News

Boom should deliver better jobs, not worse: BHP coalmine workers begin seven day strike

BHP's Bowen Basin coal workers to strike for seven days next week

Huge coal profit shows BHP can afford to listen to workers in dispute

Union committed to agreement despite BHP not budging on mining families

Hardworking coal mineworkers tell BHP where to stick proposed changes

Union hopes workers snub BHP enterprise agreement (ABC online)

Watch the TV Ad: Fair Go, BHP. (see Video link on the left)

Union defies BHP/Billiton demand to dump ads. (ABC the World Today)

Latest Draft Agreement with markup available for download.

What they said... What they did... What it means.

BHP's record profit - nearly $23 billion

BHP targets working families

Mining Unions call for fair settlement in new agreement

Negotiations continue with BMA over mine stoppages (ABC on line)

Unions warn of more strikes (Central Queensland News)

ICEM supports our campaign

Mine workers step into the ring for Round Two

Workers reject BHP's bribe and engage in protected action

BHP Rank and File vote for campaign of protected action

CFMEU Slams BHP tactics as ‘outdated and condescending’

** BMA is the joint venture owner of the mines subject to the enterprise bargaining dispute.
The BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance joint venture is between BHP Billiton Ltd/plc and Mitsubishi Development Pty Ltd.
BHP Billiton is the day-to-day operator of the mines and the employer of
mine labour.

Facts

  • BMA is the joint venture owner of the mines involved in this campaign
  • BHP is the day to day operator of the mines and the employer of mine labour
  • BHP is the most powerful mining company in the world
  • Record half yearly profit of $10.5 billion
  • Divides mining communities
  • Hard line against workers' pay and conditions
  • BHP BILLITON has nearly doubled profits for the second year running; has posted an earnings record of $US23.6 billion ($22.48 billion).
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Videos for "BHP Campaign"

Fair Go BHP

Being a BHP family used to mean you were looked after. Now the company has more but cares less. Fair go, BHP, with a 23 billion dollar profit, you can afford to do the right thing.

Created on 14/09/2011

BHP company policy explained by Allan Billison

Grass roots lobby group "Fair Go for Billionaires" has lauded BHP's attempts to divide workers into small groups, so that they can dictate working conditions.

Created on 15/04/2011

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