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Vale Inco - a risky strike; A disaster, an opportunity.

Publication: Northern Ontario Business
Publication Date: 01-AUG-09
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Vale Inco - a risky strike; A disaster, an opportunity.(PRESIDENT'S NOTE)

Article Excerpt
So, is the United Steelworkers Local 6500 strike against Vale Inco in Sudbury sheer stupidity from a union unable to read the tea leaves of economic reality, the strength of its foe or the relative prosperity of the agreement it has on the table?

Or, is it the last heroic gasp of the only constituency in this pitiable country (so full of promise and so bereft of business courage) willing to claim its stake to the mining wealth of this country that has been sold out with such pathetic indifference, greed, and alacrity?

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It is both.

This Brazilian company, now owner of one of Canada's most storied iconic mining companies, has every right to restructure its operations, decimate its Canadian management structure,...

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