Resolution may be close on Century Aluminum benefits

by: heath_harrison

Thu Mar 01, 2012 at 18:43:44 PM EST

Hope flowed through air as several Century Aluminum retirees gathered March 1 around their spokeswoman, Karen Gorrell, to hear the latest news about their benefits.

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Gorrell said the company agreed to set aside an initial $4 million to help with benefits and has agreed to give additional $29 million at a later date, depending on the price of metal.

"We fought a heck of a fight to get where we are now," Gorrell told those gathered at the rally. "We fought our way out of a deep hole, and it's not perfect. You're not going to get back every penny you lost. But yesterday, we had nothing.