Union wants Ontario premier to block Xstrata plant closure

Canadian Auto Workers union president Ken Lewenza has asked Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty to prevent Xstrata from closing its Kidd Creek Met site, warning that the closure, which is scheduled for May 1, will “set a dangerous precedent”. A...

Canadian union wants govt investigation of Xstrata closure

The Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) union wants the government to investigate whether international miner Xstrata has good enough reasons for closing its Kidd metallurgical site, in Timmins, Ontario. The provincial and federal governments should...

Xstrata Nickel cuts Sudbury jobs, curtails operations

Xstrata Nickel will put its Fraser complex, in nickel-rich Sudbury, Northern Ontario, on care and maintenance, shelve a development project and cut 686 permanent jobs, the group announced on Monday. Xstrata, which cited "ongoing challenging...