BHP Billiton’s Colombian Nickel Workers Threaten Strike
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Workers at BHP Billiton’s Colombian Cerro Matoso mine, the world’s second-largest nickel producer, are threatening to strike if the company disciplines a laborer.
The company will hold a disciplinary hearing Feb. 14 to determine whether to sanction mine worker Jamer Ledesma for an alleged breach of a safety procedure, Sintracerromatoso union leader Domingo Hernandez said today. The union will decide by Feb. 21 whether to halt work, depending on the company’s decision, Hernandez said.