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Strike action to disrupt Vale's Sudbury operations

Vale says there will be “a labour disruption” at its Sudbury operations in Canada after the United Steelworkers Local 6500 rejected a wage deal.

Ngaire McDiarmid
 Vale’s Sudbury operations in Ontario, Canada

Vale’s Sudbury operations in Ontario, Canada

It's the first time this group of workers have put up a picket line since a year-long strike which ended in July 2010, local media reported. "Vale's contingency plans have been implemented to preserve...

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