RE:BHPUpdate:
BHP Miners to lift strike after negotiators reach wage deal BHP Group and union leaders in Chile reached a preliminary wage agreement on Friday, setting the stage for a resumption of normal production at the world’s biggest copper mine.
The main union at the Escondida operation will temporarily lift a strike at 8 a.m. local time on Friday in order to present the new proposal to their 2,400 members, according to company and union statements.
The two sides “have reached consensus on a proposal for a new collective bargaining contract,” BHP said in a statement.