Alcoa Australia workers to strike

Union members at several of Alcoa Australia's Western Australian sites are preparing for industrial action tomorrow as negotiations continue for a new enterprise bargaining agreement.

An Alcoa Australia spokesperson told WA Business News the Australian Workers Union had advised that two-hour rolling stoppages would take place tomorrow.

The legal industrial action is over stalled negotiations regarding a new EBA, with the old agreements expiring last year.

The agreements in contention cover the Wagerup and Kwinana refineries, the Huntly and Willowdale mines and Bunbury port, together known as the 'combined sites'.

The Pinjarra refinery has a separate EBA which is not up for negotiations.

The spokesperson said about 1,200 workers were covered under the combined sites agreement.

The spokesperson added that Alcoa Australia has contingency plans in place to ensure the business is protected from industrial action.

Comment was being sought from the AWU at time of publishing.