Strike at Alcoa’s Mosjøen smelter in Norway commences
August 22 2022 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
A strike at Alcoa’s Mosjøen smelter in Norway began today,
August 22, 2022, after a collective agreement between Industri
Energi and Norsk Industri was not reached by the agreed-upon
deadline.
The strike action is being implemented at several industrial
plants that represent the Norwegian electrochemical industry. While
the labor negotiations cover multiple locations, individual sites
included in the strike action have their own Controlled Reduction
Agreements. The agreements outline actions once the strike
begins.
Mosjøen has an annual capacity of 200,000 metric tons of
production across five potlines with 404 pots. In the case of
Mosjoen, these actions will begin in accordance with its Controlled
Reduction Agreement:
- Deliveries of products from Alcoa Mosjøen will stop until the
end of the strike.
- The Mosjøen location will now work toward a 20 percent
reduction in smelter production by September 19, should the strike
last that long.
- If the strike continues past September 19, another 10 percent
of production will be curtailed every other week, until 34 of the
404 pots remain operational.
- The agreement allows either the union or the Company to put
certain functions on temporary leave during the strike action, so
long as it does not compromise the safe operation of the facility.
The union had 17 people who did not report to Mosjoen on the first
day of the strike; that number will increase to 35 people on
Wednesday, if the strike action continues. Mosjoen employs
approximately 550 people, including 444 who are covered by the
union agreement with Industri Energi.
Alcoa’s Lista plant in Norway is not included in the strike
action at this time.
About Alcoa Corp.
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and aluminum products with a vision to reinvent the aluminum
industry for a sustainable future. With a values-based approach
that encompasses integrity, operating excellence, care for people
and courageous leadership, our purpose is to Turn Raw Potential
into Real Progress. Since developing the process that made aluminum
an affordable and vital part of modern life, our talented Alcoans
have developed breakthrough innovations and best practices that
have led to greater efficiency, safety, sustainability and stronger
communities wherever we operate.
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