# Australian rail workers plan strikes that could hit key coal haulage tracks

> Coal railway workers at Aurizon in Queensland are planning strikes after pay talks broke down. The union has outlined a series of stoppages and overtime bans on the four major coal railways.

- Date: 2018-12-13 · published 2018-12-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61599-australian-rail-workers-plan-strikes-that-could-hit-key-coal-haulage-tracks
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

The action targets coal haulage rather than grain, so direct feed price impact is minimal. It shows general labour unrest on Australian rail lines that could affect other freight later.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-12-13 | [Aurizon railway workers plan to strike \| SBS News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61604-aurizon-railway-workers-plan-to-strike-sbs-news.md) | +2.5% | +2.0% |
| WHEAT | 2019-08-01 | [Iranian Rail Workers on Strike Again - Iran Focus](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57596-iranian-rail-workers-on-strike-again-iran-focus.md) | -0.7% | -0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2020-10-02 | [CN Rail Workers Strike \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50667-cn-rail-workers-strike-feed-and-grain.md) | +1.9% | +3.6% |
| WHEAT | 2024-07-24 | [How a Canada railroad workers’ strike could affect supply chains \| Supply Chain Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29273-how-a-canada-railroad-workers-strike-could-affect-supply-chains-supply-chain.md) | -5.2% | -6.5% |
| WHEAT | 2023-09-29 | [Striking South African coal port workers reject wage offer - MINING.COM](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34120-striking-south-african-coal-port-workers-reject-wage-offer-mining-com.md) | -4.7% | -2.2% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-aurizon-strike/australian-rail-workers-plan-strikes-that-could-hit-key-coal-haulage-tracks-idUSKBN1OC026/

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