Mining unions at OKD (owned by NWR) went on strike alert yesterday, citing an unwillingness on the part of management to reach a compromise on a collective agreement for 2014-2018. The management said that the strike alert was premature, because the two sides had not had time to familiarize themselves with the proposal of the mediator (which calls for a 6% pay cut). The management also noted that the strike alert came as the election campaign was culminating.