It has been almost 15 years since more than 2,000 workers at Hamersley Iron’s north-west operations went on a 10-day strike after a fitter refused to join the Metal and Engineering Workers’ Union.

It has been almost 15 years since more than 2,000 workers at Hamersley Iron’s north-west operations went on a 10-day strike after a fitter refused to join the Metal and Engineering Workers’ Union.