Phelps Dodge Breaks Copper Strike Using Permanent Replacement Workers, Destroying Union
Over 2,000 copper miners strike against Phelps Dodge Corporation at its Morenci, Ajo, Douglas, and Bisbee operations in Arizona and El Paso refinery in Texas, seeking to maintain wages and benefits amid the company’s demand for concessions. Following Reagan’s PATCO precedent, Phelps …
Phelps Dodge Corporation
United Steelworkers
Arizona miners
National Labor Relations Board
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