Hecla Mine Strike to Continue After Union Nixes Arbitration (2)

A union that represents striking workers at Hecla Mining Co.'s Lucky Friday mine rejected an arbitration proposal, a company spokeswoman told Bloomberg Law March 9.

The vote by members of United Steelworkers Local 5114 means a strike that’s been going on for about a year at the mine in Mullan, Idaho, will continue.

“The Union had suggested arbitration. We agreed it would allow a third party to determine which contract would be fair for all. Unfortunately, the vote stops that,” Luke Russell, vice president of external affairs at Hecla, said in a statement.

Local 5114 members voted 123-51 on March ...