BHP Billiton Limited (ASX:BHP) is seeking $2.3 million in damages from a mining union and two officials responsible for stoppages at its Queensland operations in February last year.

Engineering company UGL Limited (ASX:UGL) says it has secured two new orders valued at $88 million to supply and maintain new rail freight locomotives in Australia.

Industrial action at BHP Billiton Limited's (ASX:BHP) Queensland mines is heating up as workers fight for more job security and pay rises. According to Fairfax Media more than 400 BHP workers have started strikes at the global miner’s coking coal mines after failed talks between the company and its employees.