The Federation of Copper Workers in Chile has rejected copper producer Codelco's response to a threatened strike at its Chuquicamata copper mine, and will form a new group to meet next week and discuss its next steps, the federation's board of directors said on Monday July 9.
The move follows a meeting of the federation on Friday at which it discussed a potential stoppage by trade unions 1, 2 and 3 as well as trade union 1 of its Chuquicamata division at Antofagasta.Chuquicamata is the third-largest mine operated by...