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Negotiations between Phelps Dodge and the unions failed to reach an agreement, and a strike began on midnight of July 30, including workers from Morenci, Ajo, Clifton, and Douglas, Arizona. Thousands of miners walked out and a picket line was formed at the Morenci Mine.
19 Αυγ 2023 · Forty years ago, Clifton miners went on strike at the largest copper mine in North America - then the union was crushed and dissolved, but its effects still reverberate not only in the...
Clifton, a once-booming frontier mining town in southeast Arizona, has suffered through labor strikes and the ups and downs of mining and floods, yet still survives and is the location of one of the world’s largest deposits of copper.
4 Σεπ 2023 · A closeup of the mural depicting the 1983 miners' strike in Clifton. Here, Arizona law enforcement and the National Guard members march on striking copper miners, launch tear gas into...
18 Αυγ 2023 · Forty years ago, Clifton miners went on strike at the largest copper mine in North America. Then the union was crushed and dissolved, sending shock waves through organized labor.
This motivated PD to shatter the union, wiping out thirty Union Locals comprised of over two thousands workers (p. 10). PD’s President, Richard Moolick stated in 1983, “I had decided to break the unions” (p. 91). Primary parties: Phelps Dodge Copper Company. The Copper Union.
Phelps Dodge Strike 1983. Event Type Labor Dispute Event Date 1983-1985 Date Range 1980s (1980-1989) DescriptionIn 1983, low copper prices prompted Phelps Dodge to lay off some workers and reduce working hours for the remaining workers at its copper mine in Clifton-Morenci.
