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Striking Sudbury nickel miners’ union members reject new offer from Brazilian owner Vale S.A.

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Members of a union representing striking workers from Vale SA’s Sudbury, Canada, nickel mine have rejected the Brazilian company’s latest offer, urging it to commit to “good-faith” talks to settle the strike.

USW Local 6500 members voted by an 87% majority to reject Vale’s second offer in two weeks, the union said. The offer was not that different to the earlier one that had sparked the strike on June 1, it said.

The union had recommended its members reject the Brazilian company’s latest offer, saying it made only “minimal improvements.”

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