ve about 9 to 10% of the worlds copper production and the short fall cannot be made up in the United States because most of our copper mines have closed. One major one is still open bSome people may not realize how disruptive to our civilization that labor strikes can be. When unions take advantage of strikes in order to get more than their productivity warrants they are indeed throwing a wrench in the entire Global System.

When a strike occurs at General Motors then they slow production and cause issues with supply to consumers, this artificially temporarily raises the prices and causes less sales and therefore less work need bother to return to work. The temporary shortfall also causes increased prices for consumers, making them pick other options.

When a strike occurs at a copper mine in another nation it affects world copper prices. This recently happened at BHP Billiton in Chile. They have about 9 to 10% of the worlds copper production and the short fall cannot be made up in the United States because most of our copper mines have closed. One major one is still open bu

hey are indeed throwing a wrench in the entire Global System.

When a strike occurs at General Motors then they slow production and cause issues with supply to consumers, this artificially temporarily raises the prices and causes less sales and therefore less work need bother to return to work. The temporary shortfall also causes increased prices for consumers, making them pick other options.

When a strike occurs at a copper mine in another nation it affects world copper prices. This recently happened at BHP Billiton in Chile. They have about 9 to 10% of the worlds copper production and the short fall cannot be made up in the United States because most of our copper mines have closed. One major one is still open b

ificially temporarily raises the prices and causes less sales and therefore less work need bother to return to work. The temporary shortfall also causes increased prices for consumers, making them pick other options.

When a strike occurs at a copper mine in another nation it affects world copper prices. This recently happened at BHP Billiton in Chile. They have about 9 to 10% of the worlds copper production and the short fall cannot be made up in the United States because most of our copper mines have closed. One major one is still open b

, making them pick other options.

When a strike occurs at a copper mine in another nation it affects world copper prices. This recently happened at BHP Billiton in Chile. They have about 9 to 10% of the worlds copper production and the short fall cannot be made up in the United States because most of our copper mines have closed. One major one is still open b

ve about 9 to 10% of the worlds copper production and the short fall cannot be made up in the United States because most of our copper mines have closed. One major one is still open but they cannot increase production that fast to make up for it.

So who really loses in the copper mine strike. The whole world as copper prices were already too high, due to supply issues and over regulation forcing mines closed. Copper wire, copper connectors, can you imagine how many products have copper in them and the trickle affect throughout the world this has on consumers and prices. It affect standard of living and quality of life throughout the world. Please consider this next time you think they unions are doing civilization a favor.