Antofagasta pursues talks to avert strike at Chile’s Zaldivar copper mine

摘要

Chilean copper producer Antofagasta is seeking fresh talks with union leaders to prevent a strike at its Zaldivar copper mine, a union official told S&P Global Platts late July 14. Unionized workers had been planning to begin an indefinite strike July 15 after rejecting the latest offer from management late last week. But the company requested five days of mandatory government mediated talks allowed under Chilean labor law.