Workers seek collective bargaining at Rio Tinto Pilbara mine

Rio Tinto workers in Australia push for first collective agreement in 20 years

Workers at Rio Tinto's Paraburdoo iron-ore mine have launched a majority support petition to negotiate their first collective agreement.The post Rio Tinto workers in Australia push for first collective agreement in 20 years appeared first on Mining Technology.

Workers seek collective bargaining at Rio Tinto Pilbara mine

Australia's Mining and Energy Union said on Thursday it would launch a petition at Rio Tinto's Paraburdoo mine in the Pilbara region that would allow workers to initiate bargaining for a collective agreement for the first time in over 20 years. Workers are voting on making an agreement that would guarantee annual pay increases as living costs rise, the union added, with additional demands for pay equity and fair and detailed classification to no…