Even with its profits skyrocketing, multinational corporation ArcelorMittal refuses to give workers at its Contrecoeur-Ouest plant an additional $5 per hour, even though they have been hit hard by inflation in recent years. Faced with this stonewalling and difficult working conditions, members of Local 6951 of the United Steelworkers went on strike in early August.

As a result, one of the seven Canadian plants producing rebar for concrete has come to a standstill. Thousands of construction sites across the country could soon be affected, as the company is currently working through its surplus inventory.