Operations at one of Vale's largest nickel mines - located in Sudbury, Ontario - will be disrupted following a partial impasse in negations with the United Steelworkers (USW) union, the Brazilian miner said on Tuesday June 1.
"United Steelworkers (USW) Local 6500, representing production and maintenance employees in Sudbury, voted to reject the company's offer of a new five-year collective bargaining agreement... USW Local 6200, representing production and maintenance employees in Port Colborne, voted to ratify the agreement," the miner said."This will result in a labor disruption at our Sudbury operations," the company said,...