PITTSBURGH, Jan. 6, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United Steelworkers (USW) today said that a busload of laid-off workers from Ormet's aluminum smelter in Hannibal, Ohio will conduct an informational picket on Wednesday, January 8, 2014, outside American Electric Power (AEP) headquarters in Columbus.
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Ormet plunged into bankruptcy in February 2013 after AEP raised its electric rate from $38 per megawatt hour in 2009 to $62.80 in 2013. The average rate for aluminum producers in North America is currently $30.
The USW has delivered thousands of petition signatures to Gov. John Kasich and the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) urging them to intervene so that the bankrupt aluminum producer can resume operations.
The USW represents 850,000 men and women employed in metals, mining, pulp and paper, rubber, chemicals, glass, auto supply and the energy-producing industries, along with a growing number of workers in public sector and service occupations.
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WHO: |
Steelworkers fighting to save jobs at Ormet |
WHAT: |
Informational picket at AEP corporate headquarters |
WHEN: |
10 a.m. – 3 p.m. on Wed., Jan. 8, 2014 |
WHERE: |
American Electric Power - 1 Riverside Plaza, Columbus, OH 43215 |
More information, contact: Donnie Blatt – 740-504-8900 (cell) or [email protected]
SOURCE United Steelworkers (USW)
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