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The '''2020 Alabama aluminum plant strike''' is an ongoing [[labor strike]] in [[Muscle Shoals, Alabama|Muscle Shoals]], [[Alabama]], United States. The strike involves approximately 400 members of the [[United Steelworkers]] Local 200, over alleged [[unfair labor practices]] by [[Constellium]], a multinational producer of [[aluminum]] products who operate a [[manufacturing plant]].
== Background ==
In 2015, the company Wise Metals was [[Business acquisition|acquired]] by French-based multinational [[aluminum]] products manufacturer [[Constellium]]. As part of the acquisition, Constellium gained ownership of an aluminum [[sheet metal]] [[manufacturing plant]] in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. The plant primarily produces sheet metal for use in [[drink can]]s and has contracts with several major companies, including [[Budweiser]].<ref name=":0"></ref> In 2020, the plant was one of 25 operated by Constellium across [[China]], [[Europe]], and [[North America]], with 13,000 employees worldwide.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> A previous [[labor strike]] against Constellium involved 700 workers and took place at an aluminum plant in [[Ravenswood, West Virginia]] in 2012.<ref name=":0" /> In 2020, the Muscle Shoals plant employed 1,200 workers,<ref name=":8"></ref> making the plant the city's largest employer. Many of the workers are [[Trade union|union]] members of [[United Steelworkers]] (USW) Local 200.<ref name=":9"></ref> On November 1, 2020, after months of failed [[labor contract]] negotiations between the union and Constellium, the contract expired. According to the union's district director, safety and [[seniority]] were the primary points of dispute, with the director alleging that the contract proposed by Constellium would have given management "unchecked authority" over scheduling.<ref name=":1"></ref>
== Course of the strike ==
On December 15, 2020, Constellium was notified by USW that local members had voted to reject the most recent [[collective bargaining]] proposal, and on midnight, the local members officially went on strike.<ref name=":9" /> Strikers are alleging [[unfair labor practices]] by Constellium and have [[Picketing|picketed]] the plant.<ref name=":1" /> USW President Tom Conway stated that the strike would continue until Constellium "comes to their senses" and, speaking about concessions requested by the company, said "there's no need for what they're asking for."<ref name=":8" /> The strike is occurring during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref name=":9" />
== References ==
[[Category:2020 in Alabama]]
[[Category:2020 labor disputes and strikes]]
[[Category:Colbert County, Alabama]]
[[Category:Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States]]
[[Category:Labor disputes in Alabama]]
[[Category:Manufacturing industry labor disputes in the United States]]
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The '''2020 Alabama aluminum plant strike''' is an ongoing [[labor strike]] in [[Muscle Shoals, Alabama|Muscle Shoals]], [[Alabama]], United States. The strike involves approximately 400 members of the [[United Steelworkers]] Local 200, over alleged [[unfair labor practices]] by [[Constellium]], a multinational producer of [[aluminum]] products who operate a [[manufacturing plant]].
== Background ==
In 2015, the company Wise Metals was [[Business acquisition|acquired]] by French-based multinational [[aluminum]] products manufacturer [[Constellium]]. As part of the acquisition, Constellium gained ownership of an aluminum [[sheet metal]] [[manufacturing plant]] in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. The plant primarily produces sheet metal for use in [[drink can]]s and has contracts with several major companies, including [[Budweiser]].<ref name=":0"></ref> In 2020, the plant was one of 25 operated by Constellium across [[China]], [[Europe]], and [[North America]], with 13,000 employees worldwide.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> A previous [[labor strike]] against Constellium involved 700 workers and took place at an aluminum plant in [[Ravenswood, West Virginia]] in 2012.<ref name=":0" /> In 2020, the Muscle Shoals plant employed 1,200 workers,<ref name=":8"></ref> making the plant the city's largest employer. Many of the workers are [[Trade union|union]] members of [[United Steelworkers]] (USW) Local 200.<ref name=":9"></ref> On November 1, 2020, after months of failed [[labor contract]] negotiations between the union and Constellium, the contract expired. According to the union's district director, safety and [[seniority]] were the primary points of dispute, with the director alleging that the contract proposed by Constellium would have given management "unchecked authority" over scheduling.<ref name=":1"></ref>
== Course of the strike ==
On December 15, 2020, Constellium was notified by USW that local members had voted to reject the most recent [[collective bargaining]] proposal, and on midnight, the local members officially went on strike.<ref name=":9" /> Strikers are alleging [[unfair labor practices]] by Constellium and have [[Picketing|picketed]] the plant.<ref name=":1" /> USW President Tom Conway stated that the strike would continue until Constellium "comes to their senses" and, speaking about concessions requested by the company, said "there's no need for what they're asking for."<ref name=":8" /> The strike is occurring during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref name=":9" />
== References ==
[[Category:2020 in Alabama]]
[[Category:2020 labor disputes and strikes]]
[[Category:Colbert County, Alabama]]
[[Category:Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States]]
[[Category:Labor disputes in Alabama]]
[[Category:Manufacturing industry labor disputes in the United States]]
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