Where there were two major competing employers in the area, now there is one.
Merging the two operations into one company led by Barrick - Nevada Gold Mines - had an immediate impact on workers. In 2019, Nevada Gold Mines was formed as a joint venture between multinational mining giants Barrick and Newmont, companies with deep histories operating massive gold mines across the Interstate 80 corridor in northeastern Nevada, from Winnemucca to West Wendover. Nevada Gold Mines did not respond to a request for comment. 30, the bargaining unit consisted of 1,394 employees with 542 union members. In an email, Fullerton said any employee covered by the agreement could join the union. The agreement does not cover areas previously operated by Barrick. The new collective bargaining agreement covers Nevada Gold Mines’ operations that used to be managed by Newmont, including Gold Quarry, Leeville, Pete Bajo, Emigrant, Chukar, Deep Post, Deep Star, Exodus, Mill 5, Mill 6, South Area Leach, Genesis/TriStar, Rita K and parts of North Area Leach. Negotiating a new three-year contract, Fullerton said, “says a lot about the dedication of the membership, the determination of Local 3 and the importance of both parties communicating effectively.”
“The greatest highlight to note is that in December of 2019, we could not receive recognition… and our members faced a large amount of uncertainty and insecurity,” Scott Fullerton, a district representative for Operating Engineers Local 3, said in a press release Tuesday. Photo courtesy of Operating Engineers Local 3
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