UPDATE: BHP, Port Hedland unions fail to reach deal, more talks set

BHP and Combined Ports Unions, representing workers at the miner's Port Hedland operations in Western Australia, failed to reach an agreement during the latest round of negotiations over wages and working conditions, but further talks are scheduled for the coming days.

The miner has been engaged in months-long negotiations with the unions over a four-year enterprise agreement covering approximately 450 workers at Port Hedland. The most recent bargaining sessions took place on July 21 and July 28, following an eight-hour strike staged by port workers on July 16 – the first