Mining company says workers on strike at facilities in northern Manitoba

FLIN FLON, Man. - A mining company says some of its workers in northern Manitoba have gone on strike.

Hudbay Minerals Inc, which has operations near Flin Flon and Snow Lake, says in a news release that 180 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local No. 1848 began a strike at noon Saturday.

The company says the striking workers represent about 12 per cent of its 1,460 person workforce in Manitoba.

The union has said members want changes in wages and pensions.

It says 96 per cent of its members voted against an offer from the company last month.

Hudbay says it has a contingency plan in place and expects its operations to continue.