Alcoa negotiations – Alcoa and USW have reached a tentative agreement
Alcoa negotiations concluded - Alcoa and USW have reached a tentative agreement on a new 4-year contract.
June 1, 2010, /WorldPRLine.com/ The new agreement, subject to ratification by USW members, addresses the key issues identified in the negotiations which began on May 17.
“We are pleased to have a tentative agreement that is both fair to employees and addresses our cost concerns,” said Mick Wallis, president of Alcoa North American Rolled Products and chair of the Company’s Employee Relations Council. “We have spent the last two weeks working through some tough issues, and feel that this tentative agreement creates a future for good paying jobs at these plants. We hope for a successful outcome after the local unions have had the opportunity to talk to employees.”
The union will communicate the details of the agreement to employees and schedule the ratification vote.
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