Hundreds of striking miners returned to work today after ending a month-long industrial dispute with Solid Energy.
Miners and maintenance staff at the company's Huntly East, Rotowaro and Stockton coalmines voted yesterday to accept an offer of a 2 percent pay increase in the first year and 3 percent in the second, as well as a lump sum of about $2000, with additional provisions for each mine.
Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union spokesman Rob Egan said miners who had continued to strike in solidarity after earlier accepting the national agreement also returned to work today.
