Jan 10 (Reuters) - Unionized workers at Alcoa (NYSE:AA) Corp's AA.N aluminum smelter in Becancour, Quebec rejected the company's latest contract offer.
About 80 percent of the workers rejected the contract offer but the president of the local steelworker's union urged the company to continue negotiations. company and United Steelworkers had agreed in November to resume contract talks with a government-appointed conciliator. produces 430,000 metric tonnes of aluminum annually. Alcoa owns 74.95 percent of Becancour with Rio Tinto Alcan RIO.L RIO.AX holding 25.05 percent.