Saturday, June 12, 2010
Alcan Union Workers Reject New Contract
WEST VIRGINIA....
An extended contract for hundreds of workers at Alcan Rolled Products in Ravenswood of Jackson County will end at midnight Monday after members of the United Steelworkers Local 5668 overwhelmingly rejected the company's latest contract proposal. A total of 548 workers voted against it, and 105 voted for it. Alcan said the company's offer included health care insurance protection and a wage increase in each of the contract's two years but also included a work reorganization provision that union leaders believe could lead to more layoffs.
An extended contract for hundreds of workers at Alcan Rolled Products in Ravenswood of Jackson County will end at midnight Monday after members of the United Steelworkers Local 5668 overwhelmingly rejected the company's latest contract proposal. A total of 548 workers voted against it, and 105 voted for it. Alcan said the company's offer included health care insurance protection and a wage increase in each of the contract's two years but also included a work reorganization provision that union leaders believe could lead to more layoffs.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 4:54 AM 
