The workers of the mining division of Brazilian iron ore and flats producer CSN have approved the latest proposal of the company for the annual readjustment of salaries, the same proposal that was rejected late last week by the workers of the Volta Redonda steel plant and by the workers of the Galvasud galvanizing plant.
In the Arcos plant, located in the state of Minas Gerais, the approval was by 85 percent, while in the Congonhas mine, also in Minas Gerais state, the approval was by 92 percent.
A group of Congonhas workers, represented by the union Metabase, will vote today, and in case of approval, there is a good chance, according to the local press, that the workers of the steel and galvanizing plants could review their position and approve the previously rejected proposal.
Earlier this week, the workers union of the Volta Redonda plant has asked CSN to return to negotiations, but the company has not answered so far.