Century Aluminum Locks Out 560 Steelworkers at Kentucky Smelter
Source: Market Watch
HAWESVILLE, Ky.
The United Steelworkers (USW) today said that approximately 560 members of Local 9423 were locked out of their jobs this morning by Century Aluminum management after voting on Monday to reject the company's latest "last, best and final" contract proposal.
USW District 8 Director Billy Thompson called on the company to abandon its strategy to bully union workers into accepting management's demands and negotiate in good faith for a fair contract at the smelter.
"Century must be made accountable for its decision to hold our jobs, families and community hostage over issues that should be resolved through collective bargaining," Thompson said. "Management needs to end this lockout immediately, return these workers to their jobs and resolve our differences at the table."
Century's largest shareholder, Glencore International Plc, also owns Sherwin Alumina, which locked out 450 members of USW Local 235A in Corpus Christi, Texas. Last week, Steelworkers from Texas and allies from the international labor community demanded accountability from Glencore executives at the global commodities giant's annual meeting in Zug, Switzerland.
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