Re: Hunter Valley coal and industrial matters.

[Bob <gioia@fastlink.com.au>]

Tell wrote:

> Just curious, prior to the bedlam on the wharves
> recently, there was considerable "industrial action" on
> the NSW coal fields with blockaded trains etc.
>
> Can somebody advise whether this has been fully
> resolved or are negotiations still in progress.

The dispute at Hunter Valley No.1 is now over. This dispute was long and
went on for months. There were many times where trains were turned away
from the picket line across the track. There was as I recall a backdown
by the miners unios with reguard to multiskilling of jobs. No trains
ever crossed the line due to saftey issues.
Bob