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Antofagasta's Centinela strike ends after deal with unions

Global Published 18 October 2026, 10:23 · archived 18 Oct 2026

SANTIAGO: Workers from two unions at Chile’s Centinela copper mine have ratified an agreement reached with Antofagasta Minerals on a new collective bargaining contract, ending ​a strike of more than a week, the unions ​and the company said on Sunday. More than 700 members ⁠of the Distrito Centinela and Minera Esperanza unions began the strike ​on October 7 after contract talks broke down. They had sought ​equal benefits for workers regardless of which union they belonged to. The parties returned to the negotiating table on Tuesday in an effort to resolve the dispute. “The ​Distrito Centinela a...

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