In Top Copper Nation, Labor Tensions Are Ratcheting Up Again
- Cerro Colorado union deemed BHP Group’s offer “abusive”
- Codelco’s offer to workers at Salvador called “unacceptable”
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A growing number of copper workers in top producer Chile are digging in for a bigger share of the metal windfall, increasing the prospect of further supply disruptions.
Just this week, a union at a mine owned by JX Nippon Mining & Metals and plant workers at Codelco’s Andina operation rejected new wage offers, opting instead to continue their strikes. A Cerro Colorado union urged members to snub BHP Group’s final proposal, describing it as “abusive,” and Codelco’s best offer to workers at its Salvador mine was labeled as “unacceptable” by the union.