Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corporation Provides an Update on IOC Labour Relations

TORONTO, April 18, 2018 /CNW/ - Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corporation ("LIORC") (TSX: LIF) announced that it has been advised that the USW Local 5795/6731 in Labrador City rejected the latest offer proposed by Iron Ore Company of Canada and USW negotiations teams.

As noted in the previous press release, the strike at IOC is expected to adversely affect the revenue of LIORC as its income is entirely dependent on the sale of iron ore products by IOC.

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SOURCE Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corporation