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title: "Electrical workers threaten strike at BHP iron ore port by end of June"
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description: "Electrical workers at BHP's Port Hedland port in Western Australia may strike by June 30, according to a union leader. The union is urging BHP to negotiate with them, emphasizing the need for attention from the company's iron ore head, Tim Day."
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# Electrical workers threaten strike at BHP iron ore port by end of June

PERTH, May 29 (Reuters) - Electrical workers at BHP's Port Hedland bulk export port in Western Australia may take strike action by end of the financial year on June 30, a union group said on Friday.

"BHP needs to take notice and Tim Day needs to take notice that he needs to negotiate with us," said union leader Adam Woodage, referring to the miner's head of iron ore in Western Australia.

(Reporting by Helen Clark in Perth; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)

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