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'Longest strike in 25 years' ends as Rix's Creek miners declare victory in new deal
- The Mining and Energy Union announced that the Rix's Creek miners reached a deal, ending the longest strike in Hunter Valley in 25 years on November 13.
- The miners secured a 17 percent pay increase and improved provisions for injured workers after numerous negotiation breakdowns and a formal rejection of the employer's proposal by over 90 percent.
- Bloomfield and the union confirmed a settlement, although specific details were not disclosed regarding the new agreement.
- Mitchell Hill, Rix's Creek lodge President, stated that the result demonstrated the power of organized labor and credited community support for the workers' victory.
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