Negotiations between Rio Tinto Alcan and Canadian Auto Workers Local 2301 are going down to the wire. The current contact expires Monday, July 23. The CAW says 96 per cent of members voted in favour of strike action during voting Thursday and Friday. The Local represents 1150 workers at the Alcan smelter. One of the […]
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Updated with Rio Tinto Alcan statement and CAW negotiations bulletin Rio Tinto Alcan and Bechtel are proposing to bring in temporary foreign workers for the Kitimat Modernization Project, because, according to a letter from Bechtel obtained by Northwest Coast Energy News, a “labour shortage” is “a possible risk to the project schedule.” The letter was […]