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By Matilde Zimmermann
December 12, 2019

There is a long history of hard-fought copper mine battles in Arizona. Above, state government sent guardsmen and troopers to protect strikebreakers in 1983 strike against Phelps Dodge. Morenci mine is now owned by Freeport-McMoRan, remains nonunion.

There is a long history of hard-fought copper mine battles in Arizona. Above, state government sent guardsmen and troopers to protect strikebreakers in 1983 strike against Phelps Dodge. Morenci mine is now owned by Freeport-McMoRan, remains nonunion.