11th Jan 2016 09:32
LONDON (Alliance News) - BHP Billiton PLC is facing potential strike action at its Cerro Colorado copper mine in Chile over failed contract negotiations unless the company can offer a better deal to its workers, Reuters reported on Friday.
Reuters said the strike would begin at 10:35GMT Monday, citing the union that represents 682 workers at the mine.
"If the company doesn't offer anything better we will go on strike on Monday," said Leoncio Parra, president of Union 1 at the mine.
"Unfortunately, the latest proposal by Cerro Colorado only considered a real (wage) increase of 1 percent, which we consider to be a mockery of the workers, whose efforts are the lifeline of the company's profits," said Parra.
Cerro Colorado produced 55,600 tonnes of copper in January to September 2015, according to Chilean state copper commission Cochilco.
http://www.reuters.com/article/bhp-billiton-chile-cerro-colorado-idUSL1N14S1NU20160108
By Joshua Warner; [email protected]; @JoshAlliance
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