FERNDALE, Wash. —Alcoa workers gathered in Ferndale Thursday morning to speak out against the plant’s closure.
The company announced Wednesday that smelter operations in Ferndale would curtail due to declining market conditions, laying off about 700 employees.
KOMO News reports more than 150 people showed up at Pioneer Park to rally for their jobs back.
In a news release, Ferndale Mayor Greg Hansen called the closure a critical blow to the local economy and said he would do everything in his power to breathe life back into the facility.