Sherwin Alumina workers locked out after contract negotiations break down
GREGORY, TEXAS – Hundreds of workers have been locked out of Sherwin Alumina after contract negotiations broke down last weekend.
The Gregory plant’s officials have been negotiating with employees and their union—Local Union 235A—to construct a new contract since July 8. The previous contract expired Sept. 30, and contract terms were not agreed upon.
Rey Herrera, vice president for Local Union 235A, said the company locked out 452 workers after contract negotiations fell through.
“We turned down the company’s last proposal Friday, and the company locked us out at 5 p.m. Saturday,” Herrera said. “We said we would come to work and keep negotiating, but it was their choice to lock us out.”
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