Agreement covers smelter, powerhouse workers Company says pact will help move to new, expanded smelter Kitimat smelter produced 168,000 T of aluminum in 2011 July 24 (Reuters) - Rio Tinto Alcan and ...

MONTREAL, May 1 (Reuters) - The Canadian Auto Workers union said on Tuesday that it had reached a tentative agreement with Alcan Inc. on a long-term labor pact for 1,300 workers at its Kitimat smelter ...

The strike follows seven weeks of negotiations and is due to what Unifor president Jerry Dias, called "Rio Tinto's greed and lack of respect'" for the union members. Unifor said it had proposed making ...