Photos and timeline: AWU workers Alcoa strike 52 days through the lens

Early days – After 18 months of negotiations between the AWU and Alcoa fail to deliver a solution, industrial action begins on August 8.

• Alcoa workers strike over negotiation breakdown
  
• Alcoa workers commit to strike over new Enterprise Bargaining Agreement

City assault – Striking workers take their fight from the picket lines to parliament.

• Alcoa workers gear-up to bring strike to Parliament House
• Striking Alcoa workers take fight to parliament

Labor politicians get involved – Peel MPs such as David Templeman and Robyn Clarke – and opposition leader Bill Shorten – have their say.

• Local MP warns Alcoa strike could have a very significant impact on Peels economy
• Shorten throws support behind striking Alcoa workers ahead of vote

EBA offer rejected, AWU call for Andrew Hastie’s help – With 80 per cent of workers rejecting a revised EBA offer, hundreds of people descend on the Canning MP’s Mandurah office.

• Alcoa workers opt to stay on strike, 80 per cent reject EBA offer
• Disgruntled Alcoa workers protest at Andrew Hasties Mandurah office
• Alcoa strike leads to notice of motion from Andrew Hastie, criticism from Labor senators

Alcoa file for EBA termination with Fair Work – As a four-day process with the Fair Work Commission starts, the Mail gauges opinions on both sides of the fence.

• Alcoa starts process to terminate AWU workers EBA with Fair Work Commission
• Opinion piece by AWU WA branch president Andy Hacking
• Opinion piece by Alcoa managing director Michael Parker

AWU vote to end strike, return to work - With a concession from Alcoa to protect AWU job security, a passionate mass meeting in Pinjarra on September 28 brings industrial action to an end.

• Alcoa strike over: AWU vote to return to work
• Alcoa welcome AWU workers back, urge them to accept EBA