Pendant les négociations, BHP a tenté de supprimer des articles qui avaient déjà été négociés. Il a fallu des mois au syndicat pour plaider sa cause devant la commission des relations du travail, même si BHP contrevenait clairement au Code du travail.
During negotiations, BHP tried to remove articles that had previously been negotiated and it took the union months to present its case in front of the labour relations board even though BHP was in clear violation of the labour code.