Rio Tinto has reached a new collective labor agreement with the union representing workers at its Kitimat aluminium smelter in British Columbia, Canada, following a vote by the union's members, the company said on Monday October 4.
Rio Tinto and Unifor Local 2301 also reached an agreement on a memorandum of understanding "for a new way of working together and on a return-to-work protocol." "Our focus will now be on ensuring the return of workers and ramp-up of production at the smelter is managed in a safe and controlled manner over coming months, to deliver...