Hundreds of BHP workers are set to walk off the job at its Port Hedland iron ore operations in Western Australia next week, after six months of failed negotiations between the mining giant and unions over a four-year labour agreement, Reuters reported.
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Strike averted at Escondida
BHP has reached a preliminary deal with the supervisors’ union at its Escondida operation in Chile, avoiding a strike at the world’s largest producer of copper concentrates and cathodes, reported Reuters.
Read MoreStrike ends at Glencore’s Raglan
After more than 100 days, more than 630 union workers at the Glencore Raglan operation in Quebec, the province’s largest nickel mine, are headed back to work with a new contract. Read full article.
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