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The Canadian Press
Merger talks that could result the creation of a new European giant in the global mining industry, are being watched carefully in Canada.
A union leader representing 850 mine and smelter workers in Sudbury, Ont., said Thursday he’s doesn’t expect much change if their employer — Xstrata PLC — merges with commodities trader Glencore International PLC.
“The rock ain’t moving,” Richard Paquin, president of the Canadian Auto Workers Local 598, said Thursday.
“For us it is not a new venture,” he said. “It is a matter of co-operating with the new employer if it every happens and trying to get the best we can for our workers.”
He said the Sudbury operation has already been through the uncertainty of Xstrata’s takeover of Canadian nickel and copper producer Falconbridge in 2006 after a takeover battle that lasted nearly two years.