USW delays ABI vote as labor talks resume

Feb 13, 2013 | 01:29 PM | Michael Cowden

Tags  Aluminerie de Bécancour, ABI, Alcoa, United Steelworkers union, USW, contract negotiations, aluminum smelter, Michael Cowden

CHICAGO — The United Steelworkers union and Alcoa Inc.’s majority-owned Aluminerie de Bécancour Inc. (ABI) have resumed contract negotiations at the request of a government conciliator, both sides told AMM Feb. 13.

"The goal remains to reach an agreement that satisfies both parties while allowing our plant to remain competitive," an Alcoa spokeswoman said in an e-mail.....





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