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Labor
Union issues, contract negotiations and layoffs.
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USW Ratifies Contract with NLMK Pennsylvania
02 March 2021 - Union workers at NLMK Pennsylvania have accepted a new labor contract, officially ending a strike that began last summer, reports The (Sharon, Pa.) Herald newspaper.
We’re Ready to Work, Texas Community Tells SDI
17 August 2020 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) was inundated with job applications this weekend during an open application event in Texas, reports television news station KRIS-6.
ArcelorMittal to Restart Idled Furnace, Announces Layoffs
05 August 2020 - ArcelorMittal is restarting an idled Indiana blast furnace as it repairs another unit damaged in a fire last month, reports The Times newspaper of northwest Indiana.
Vallourec Announces North American Layoffs
06 April 2020 - Energy tubulars maker Vallourec is laying off more than one-third of its North American workforce due to collapsing demand from oil and gas producers.
thyssenkrupp, Labor Union Agree to Long-Term Strategic Plan, Coronavirus Curtailments
25 March 2020 - thyssenkrupp and the IG Metall labor union have come to terms on a plan in which the company will shed 3,000 steel jobs over six years, but will invest EUR800 million in its plants during that time, thyssenkrupp has announced.
Plummeting Oil Prices Force Tenaris to Reduce U.S. Workforce
23 March 2020 - Pipe and tube manufacturer Tenaris is laying off more than 900 people at its U.S. facilities as the sudden decline in oil prices have ground the energy tubular market to a halt.
Union Employees at Cleveland-Cliffs Mill OK New Labor Deal
19 March 2020 - Union employees at Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.’s Middletown Works in Ohio have ratified a three-year labor agreement, the company said Thursday.
Liberty Announces Layoffs at U.K. Mills
10 January 2020 - Citing challenging market conditions, Liberty Steel Group will lay off up to 355 employees at its U.K. mills in South Yorkshire and South Wales, the company has said.
Leaning Into Market Headwinds, Tata Steel Europe Proposes Major Restructuring
19 November 2019 - Tata Steel Europe plans to eliminate up to 3,000 jobs and boost sales of higher-value steels part of a broad restructuring brought about by a soggy European market.
Report: Tata Steel Plans to Cut 2,500 Jobs in Europe
23 October 2019 - Tata Steel Europe reportedly will eliminate 2,500 jobs in an effort to reduce costs in its European operations, India’s Business Standard newspaper reports.
Union Members OK New AK Steel Labor Agreement
23 September 2019 - Members of the United Auto Workers have ratified a four-year labor agreement with AK Steel Corp., the company said on Monday.
Job Candidates Line Up for Work at New Rebar Mill
28 August 2019 - Nucor Corp. is need of about 100 more people to fill out the payroll at its rebar mill in Sedalia, Mo., USA. But it shouldn’t have to look too hard – approximately 2,300 people have applied for any of the 250 available positons, according to regional economic development officials.
Import Pressure Forces ArcelorMittal, U. S. Steel to Reduce Tinplate Output
27 August 2019 - Citing competition from low-cost imports, United States Steel Corporation and ArcelorMittal USA are throttling back tinplate production, reports The Times newspaper of northwest Indiana.
ArcelorMittal Reconsiders Hot End Idling at Polish Mill
29 July 2019 - ArcelorMittal Poland said it will postpone the planned idling of the Krakow plant’s hot end as it re-evaluates its plans.
UAW Members Approve New AK Steel Labor Agreement
15 July 2019 - Union employees at AK Steel Corp.’s Butler works in Pennsylvania have ratified a three-year labor contract with the company.
Thyssenkrupp Labor Leaders Call for Definitive Post-Merger Plan
27 June 2019 - Thyssenkrupp labor unions are demanding that the company develop a clear strategy for its steel unit now that plans to merge it with Tata Steel’s European strip business have fallen apart, the Reuters news service reports.
Citing Softening Demand, ArcelorMittal Furloughs Italian Workers
06 June 2019 - ArcelorMittal Italia is temporarily laying off approximately 1,400 workers amid weakening demand and heightened competition from imported steel, the company has announced.
UAW OKs Labor Agreement With AK Steel
04 June 2019 - Union workers at AK Steel Corp.’s Zanesville, Ohio, mill have ratified a three-year labor agreement with the company.
United Steelworkers Union Names New Leadership Team
29 May 2019 - The United Steelworkers union is changing up its leadership team as four of its principals, including union president Leo Gerard, plan to retire over the next two months.
United Steelworkers Union OKs Labor Pact
02 May 2019 - Union workers at AK Steel Corp.’s Follansbee, W.Va., coke plant have ratified a three-year labor agreement with the company.
