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IN THE NEWS
September 2001
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September 26
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 65 Kaiser layoffs add to area woes
Kaiser Aluminum Corp. eliminated the jobs of 65
managers at the Trentwood rolling mill as the company struggles with a
softening economy.
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September 23
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Few Flags for Kaiser Workers
KXLY NEWS 4
Franks wore his flag to work at Kaiser and he says he can't believed what happened next, "After I had it on half the day, I was ordered by two of the company
foremen there to remove it from my shirt, they didn't like it on a Kaiser work shirt is what they said."
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September 22
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Kaiser awaits claim ruling
Tacoma Tribune
Kaiser Aluminum Corp. may have to repay some of the
$60 million it collected from selling electricity to Clark County, Wash.,
last winter when the third-biggest U.S. aluminum maker decided it could make
more money selling power than metals.
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September 20
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PUD-Alcoa
plan may be a bust
The Wenatchee World
After three months, a plan for bankrolling the
development of a long-term power supply to run Alcoa's Wenatchee Works
smelter is looking like a bust.
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September 16
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Kaiser says restart not economical
Spokesman Review
The problem for Kaiser is this: If Bonneville can't break even on the sale,
Kaiser will be forced to make up the shortfall.
Kaiser Aluminum will remain idle
Tacoma Tribune
"Kaiser is retaining all the benefits of resale," he said.
"It made no sense to pay them again to compensate their workers."
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September 14
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Kaiser delays restart
Spokesman Review "They just
called us up in human resources and told us," said Dan Russell,
president of Local Union No. 329. "They're going to delay the time of
the restart and lay everyone back off on Sunday."
Kaiser Aluminum Elects Not to Restart Northwest Smelter Capacity Due to Weak Metal Prices
``Unfortunately, continued declines in
already weak metal prices have forced us to make this decision,'' said
Raymond J. Milchovich
Judge weighs in on Kaiser purchase
Spokesman Review
"They dragged all this conspiracy stuff up, and it muddied the case. In the end, of course, taxpayers will end up eating all the costs."
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September 13
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NW aluminum smelter restart unlikely despite cheaper power
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September 7
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Officials
reject latest offer; NFL to go with replacements proper
pronunciation (scabs)
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September 5
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Kaiser Aluminum Completes Sale Of Alumina Refinery
Kaiser said the $189
million transaction would include about $159 million cash plus about $30
million in debt assumption and said the sale to result in a gain of at least
$75 million.
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September 2
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U.S. labor force tops in hours worked
Spokesman Review Workers also put in more hours than they did 10 years ago.
Many CEO salaries don't honor labor
Spokesman Review Boss-to-worker pay gap keeps growing, with bosses rewarded most for laying off their employees.
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