Sudbury Northern Life
All hourly-rated FNX workers are being asked to attend a meeting at the Radisson Hotel in the Rainbow Centre Monday Dec. 22 at 10:30 a.m.
“There will be a union report and an update of upcoming layoffs for members of Steelworkers Local 2020,” said Lise Groulx, support staff for the union.
FNX Mining announced recently that it is suspending commercial nickel production at its Levack Mine and adjoining McCreedy West mine due to low nickel prices.
“This decisive action is being taken to ensure the company's business remains viable throughout the current economic downturn and this period of dramatically falling nickel prices.
"The suspension of all nickel ore production from the company's Sudbury operations is indefinite and the company will closely monitor global commodity markets and make further adjustments as required,” stated a FNX release Dec. 10.
As a result, 307 employees - 59 staff and 248 hourly employees - were to be laid off.
“All hourly employees at the Sudbury operations are being offered a voluntary severance package which could reduce the number of hourly employees laid off. Employees will be transferred to the company's ongoing copper-nickel-precious metals operations,” said the release.
Both Levack and McCreedy West mines will remain open and active with production continuing from its copper and precious metals deposits, said the company.
