Lundin Copper miners reject offer, opt to extend strike in Chile
Workers at the Candelaria copper mine in Chile rejected owner Lundin Mining’s latest wage offer, extending a strike into a second month, according to a union leader.
In voting Tuesday, 366 of the AOS union’s 500-plus members turned down the offer, AOS President Evelyn Walter said in a text message. The company delivered the proposal last week, increasing a signing bonus to 17.5-million pesos per worker, while offering benefits that continued to fall short of some workers’ demands.