Rio Tinto lockout.

• Position: On the Line - Brief article

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Workers at Rio Tinto's mine in Boron, California, have been locked out of their workplace since February 1, after contract negotiations broke down. The workers rejected a contract proposal they said would scrap their seniority system and allow the company to hire more nonunion employees. The day after workers turned down Rio Tinto's proposal, the world's third-largest mining...