# Aurizon railway workers plan to strike | SBS News

> Aurizon coal railway workers in Queensland plan 11 days of action including four days of stoppages and seven days of overtime bans. Aurizon says its coal trains would not run on several networks during the stoppages. BHP said the strikes would have no material impact.

- Date: 2018-12-13 · published 2018-12-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61604-aurizon-railway-workers-plan-to-strike-sbs-news
- 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 affects coal shipments, not grain or feed ingredients, so the price effect for feed buyers is negligible. It is a labour-related logistics item.

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## Sources

- sbs.com.au: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/aurizon-railway-workers-plan-to-strike/xxn86d745

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