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Got a disappointing year-end bonus?
You’re not alone.
Hudbay can afford far more than what Copper Mountain workers received this year. The reality is simple: you deserve better, but you’re not the company’s priority.
Bonuses don’t have to disappear – they can be negotiated.
With a union, you get a say in what you get and when you get it – not management.
We’ve heard from many of you who are worried about losing signing, production or year-end bonuses. Here’s the truth: If bonuses are a priority for workers, they can be negotiated directly into a collective agreement along with all the other protections that bonuses can’t fix.
You and your co-workers set the bargaining agenda — not the company.
Bonuses are great in the moment, but they don’t add to your health benefits, pension, or other protections. With a union, you can negotiate more than a bonus, you can:
Improve health and safety protections
Increase your hourly pay
Strengthen seniority provisions
Guarantee paid vacation
Build a meaningful pension
Provide fairness and security you can count on
You deserve more than a one-time payout.
A collective agreement gives you stable, predictable, enforceable rights and not “maybe next year” promises. When workers stand together, you win real improvements that last.
Let’s raise the standard at Copper Mountain. Join the USW today.