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Strike risk looms at Escondida as workers reject offer

A deal to avoid a strike at the BHP-controlled Escondida, the world’s largest copper mine, appears distant after the union representing 2,500 employees at the giant openpit operation rejected the mining firm’s first public offer since talks began.

Tom Azzopardi in Santiago
 Escondida copper mine in Chile

Escondida copper mine in Chile

Management and union officials have been locked in negotiations since last month with the aim of avoiding a repeat of the prolonged and bitter dispute which paralyzed the mine for seven weeks last year....

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