Alcoa, ABI union extend contract talks

Nov 26, 2012 | 01:04 PM | Suzy Waite

Tags  Alcoa, ABI, Aluminerie de Becancour, United Steelworkers union, USW, Suzy Waite

NEW YORK — Alcoa Inc. and the United Steelworkers union agreed to a five-day extension of a contract covering more than 900 workers at its Aluminerie de Bécancour Inc. (ABI) smelter in Quebec.

The labor contract will now run through Nov. 27, allowing both parties more time to reach a new agreement, an Alcoa spokeswoman told AMM. The contract was initially set to expire Nov. 22.....





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