A strike was averted at the Windalco bauxite plant in Kirkvine as the National Workers Union (NWU)  told told the disgruntled employees to refrain from staging a walkout after the Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT) issued an order barring workers from taking industrial action.

The order was issued to "all persons who are threatening to take industrial action in contemplation of the dispute". The dispute was referred to the IDT by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, under the Labour Relations and Industrial Disputes Act (LRIDA), after it failed to conciliate a settlement on Thursday.

A panel chaired by former permanent secretary in the ministry, Anthony Irons, issued the order which read, "The Tribunal hereby orders that such industrial action which has been threatened in contemplation of furtherance of the aforesaid industrial dispute shall not take place and, if it has taken place, shall cease with immediate effect."