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The union at BHP’s Escondida mine in Chile, the world’s largest copper mine, has called on its nearly 2,400 members to reject a final contract offer from the company and prepare for a strike, the union president said.
Tapia in the interview on Saturday said that if union members strike, the company would not be able to produce copper since replacement workers are prohibited by law and the union represents 98.5% of frontline operational workers at Escondida. Tapia said that workers were proposing that they receive an amount equal to 1% of shareholder dividends. This amount would be paid over the three-year life of a new contract.
Few details on BHP’s contract offer were disclosed aside from a proposed a 20 million Chilean peso bonus per worker.“With this latest offer the company hopes to reach a new agreement that recognizes workers’ contributions and allows us to move forward in a sustainable way in face of Escondida’s challenges,” the company said in a statement.
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