AAP General News (Australia)
02-09-2000
Qld: BHP to start legal action today
BRISBANE, Feb 9 AAP - Mining giant BHP will go to the Federal Court in Brisbane today
to begin contempt of court proceedings against striking coal miners.
The miners went on strike yesterday in protest at BHP's move to discount the price
of coking coal to Japanese customers.
Production at 12 BHP coal mines stopped after 2,500 workers in Queensland and 900 in
New South Wales defied a court order and walked off the job.
The workers at seven Queensland mines returned to work yesterday, but in …
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