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Rio Tinto follows BHP Billiton in offering non-union agreements replicating AWAs

Rio Tinto has followed its iron ore rival BHP Billiton in making a new five-year non-union collective agreement with a small numbers of workers, prompting unions to push the Federal Government to close what they say is a loophole in its transitional IR legislation. Meanwhile, BHPB and unions are close to striking a new agreement for the company's remaining award-covered employees in iron ore.