Over 400 metalworkers on strike at Constellium aluminum plant in Alabama
More than 400 metalworkers have gone on an indefinite strike at the French-owned Constellium aluminum plant in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. The workers, who are organized under the United Steelworkers (USW) union, walked off the job last Tuesday night following an overwhelming strike vote.
The strike was called after negotiations between the USW and Constellium dragged on for “several months” before the contract expired on Nov. 1, according to the
Chattanooga Times Free Press. Workers are on strike against unfair labor practices and proposed health care cuts. USW District 9 Director Daniel Filippo claimed that Constellium’s proposals “would undo decades of progress on issues including safety and seniority to give management ‘unchecked authority’ to decide who works and when.”