Nearly 2,000 workers for the ASARCO mining company ended a nine-month strike Monday, citing a recent National Labor Relations Board action against their employer.
The United Steelworkers union said ASARCO employees in Arizona and New Mexico would return to work after the NLRB determined it would prosecute the company for alleged unfair labor practices. The workers had been on strike since October, arguing that the Arizona-based company, a subsidiary of Mexican mining corporation
“In light of the National Labor Relations Board’s decision to prosecute ASARCO for alleged violations...