PROTESTING IN COLD WEATHER Century Retirees Protest In Frigid Temperatures
Reported by: Dan Matics
Web Producer: Dan Matics
Reported: Jan. 4, 2012 10:38 PM EST
Updated: Jan. 5, 2012 12:23 PM EST
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Ravenswood
, Jackson County
, West Virginia
Century Aluminum Retirees continue to protest at the plant's Ravenswood entrance in Jackson County.
Sonny Hinzman who lost some of his benefits, had a stroke this weekend.
Sonny had been camping with other retirees throughout the holidays.
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Instead of champagne, try hot coffee and fighting to stay warm that's how some Century Aluminum Retirees are ringing in the new year.
The retirees are camping in front of the Century Aluminum site in Ravenswood. They say they want to stop the corporate greed that stripped them of their health care benefits.
Century Aluminum said the company was forced to try and eliminate costs so they could re-open the plant in Ravenswood, which closed in 2009.
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