HudBay Minerals Reports Strike By Workers

(RTTNews) - HudBay Minerals Inc. (HBM.TO)(HBM) said Saturday that 180 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Local No. 1848 began a strike at noon.

A comprehensive contingency plan is in place and the company expects operations to continue and production guidance to be maintained.

The striking workers represent about 12 percent of Hudbay's 1460 person Manitoba workforce.

Hudbay sought a mutually negotiated agreement over several months and does not believe the strike action is necessary.

The company said it remains committed to the bargaining process and hopes the union leadership will engage in good faith negotiations.