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Low copper prices force mine layoffs Monica Lamb-Yorski Staff Writer Thirty-four unionized workers have received layoff notices at Gibraltar Mine, said Jon Hawkins, the national rep for Unifor Local 3018. “Under the collective agreement members have bumping rights and some of them are choosing to do
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