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Union, company consider mediatorB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s proposal at B.C.B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s biggest open pit copper mine

Teck, Steelworkers at B.C.B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s Highland Valley Copper mull mediatorB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s contract proposal
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The Highland Valley Copper mine, near Logan Lake, is the largest open pit copper mine in Canada. (John Arendt - Summerland Review)

Talks between Teck Resources Ltd. and the United Steelworkers union at a British Columbia copper mine have ended as the two sides consider a mediatorB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s proposals to resolve a labour dispute.

A statement from mediators Corinn Bell and Vince Ready says they have issued recommendations for a settlement between Teck and the unionB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s Local 7619 at the Highland Valley Copper mine in B.C.B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s southern Interior.

Details of the contract will not be released until TeckB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s executive committee and the roughly 1,000 union members vote on the proposals.

An official with the union says a date and location for the vote are still being arranged and members have been told to continue to report for work as usual.

A statement from Teck Resources says the unionB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s ratification vote must be concluded no later than Jan. 24.

Steelworkers members at CanadaB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s largest open pit copper and molybdenum mine have been without a contract since Sept. 30, 2021.

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