TORONTO - Vale Inco says it has "no interest" in bringing in an arbitrator to settle a strike in Ontario that has been going on since the summer.
The company also says it will not re-hire employees who were fired during the strike.
Last week, workers in Sudbury voted 88 per cent to reject an offer while members in Port Colborne were nearly unanimous in saying no.
No new talks are planned to resolve the strike, which involves about 3,000 workers in Sudbury and another 130 in Port Colborne.
Vale says its offer included a wage increase of 80 cents per hour, a cost-of-living allowance and a "return to production" bonus of $3,000.
However, the offer maintains the company's more controversial proposals, including a plan to put new employees in a defined-contribution pension plan.
Vale Inco has used non-striking union members and non-unionized contract employees to restart some operations, including its Sudbury mill and smelter.
