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Strike Continues for UMWA members at Warrior Met Mines

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Parent Category: Worldwide struggles
Created: Monday, 12 April 2021 13:21
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The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) announced today that its members working at Warrior Met in Bessemer, AL did not ratify a tentative agreement that had been negotiated with the company and will remain on their unfair labor practice strike. “Our members made it clear that the tentative agreement was not sufficient enough to make up for the sacrifices made in 2016,” said International President Cecil E. Roberts.

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As Alabama coal miners strike, Warrior Met has ‘continuity plans’

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Created: Sunday, 04 April 2021 09:27
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Striking mine workers began picketing Warrior Met Coal last night after weeks of negotiations.
According to the United Mine Workers of America, the strike began at 10 p.m. The UMWA issued a strike notice Wednesday, covering more than 1,100 workers at all of the company’s operations, including the No. 4 mine, the No. 5 preparation plant, the No. 7 mine and its central shop. Solidarity statements to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Colombia: Sintracarbón fights for 450 jobs at Cerrejón

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Created: Saturday, 06 March 2021 15:00
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Sintracarbón continues to fight for decent jobs and working conditions at Cerrejón, Colombia, while the company is putting pressure on 450 workers to accept voluntary retirement. If they don’t, the workers will be dismissed without just cause. According to IndustriALL Colombian affiliate Sintracarbón, on 23 February, Cerrejón threatened 450 workers with dismissal if they didn’t accept retirement.

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Bolivia, Canada, Peru, South Korea: Coronavirus stops mines

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Created: Saturday, 11 April 2020 02:00
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Bolivia's San Cristobal mine in Potosi, which has one of the largest zinc, lead and silver deposits in the world, has ceased production. The mine is a subsidiary of the Japanese Sumitomo Group. The Canadian mining group Cameco has shut down the Cigar Lake Mine. Here 13 percent of the world's uranium was mined.

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USA: to the mineworkers in Harlan County

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Created: Friday, 13 September 2019 16:34
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Dear buddies in Harlan County/Kentucky
I am the main coordinator of the International Miners' Coordination, which has held two international miners' conferences in Peru and India so far, and I would like to express my heartfelt solidarity with you.
Due to the bankruptcy of Blackjewell LLC you have no more jobs. The company has not made the payments to the pension fund or your outstanding wages. Ruthlessly, the mining company defies your rights and the lives of your families and robs you of your livelihood.

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Peru: Declaration of solidarity to the striking miners

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Created: Friday, 28 July 2017 19:17
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Dear Colleagues,

We have heard of the courageous strike of the miners, steelworkers and metalworkers of Peru.
We support your struggle for the preservation of the right to strike and the expansion of workers' democratic rights and the important economic demands of the workers.

We commit ourselves to make this strike known in the continents and spread your struggle on our homepage worldwide, as well as to organize the solidarity.

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Chile: talks with union after 30 days strike

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Created: Saturday, 11 March 2017 17:55
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Santiago – Chile's Escondida copper mine, the largest in the world, has invited its union to resume talks as a first step towards ending a month-long strike, it said Friday.

The strike, which began February 9 and has lasted for 30 days, is the longest in Escondida's history. With stoppages also in place at other important copper mines worldwide, global copper prices have risen on tighter supply expectations.

"The company is insistent in its call to the union to restart talks, in order to arrive at a deal that will allow the strike to end as soon as possible," Escondida said in a statement late Friday.

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Peru: strike at Cerro Verde

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Created: Saturday, 11 March 2017 17:47
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Strike halts output at top Peru copper mine Cerro Verde – union
Lima – Workers at Peru's top copper mine, Freeport-McMoRan's Cerro Verde, started an indefinite strike on Friday that halted 95% of production of about 40 000 tonnes per month, the union said.

But a dispute over worker demands might be solved at a scheduled meeting between union officials and the mine's management on Monday, said Zenon Mujica, the secretary general of the union.

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