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Daybreak North | Dec 13, 2012 | 10:19

Union and mine go head-to-head over Chinese miner controversy

As B.C. unions and HD Mining continue their court battle over the hiring of Chinese workers for a Tumbler Ridge coal mine, it has been revealed that there are plans to train Canadians for the jobs but they won't start work for four years. For reaction, Betsy Trumpener spoke to Jim Sinclair, president of the B.C. Federation of Labour, and for explanation she spoke to HD Mining vice-president Jody Schimkus.

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