BHP Gets Closer to Wage Deal at World’s Largest Copper Mine
- Escondida, union sought additional day to work on an agreement
- Proposal may be presented to 2,000-plus union members Tuesday
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BHP Group and union leaders at the Escondida complex in Chile are getting closer to a wage deal that would avert a strike at the world’s biggest copper mine.
Negotiators asked labor authorities for a one-day extension in a mediation process to continue working toward an agreement that could be put to workers Tuesday. According to the union, the breakthrough came after BHP acceded to some demands. On Friday, the Melbourne-based company warned that it wouldn’t improve the offer during a strike.