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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.

To Recruit and Retain Workers, U. S. Steel Sweetens Benefits Package

22 March 2019 - United States Steel Corporation is rolling out an enhanced benefits package for nonunion employees, offering up to eight weeks of paid parental leave, domestic partner health insurance coverage and extended bereavement leave.

Workers OK BlueScope Steel Labor Pact

06 March 2019 - Union workers at BlueScope Steel Ltd.’s Port Kembla facility have given preliminary approval to a new contract that will provide their first pay raises in more than three years, reports The Sydney Morning Herald newspaper.

Investment Firm Discussing Acquisition of Canadian Pellet Plant, Steelworkers Say

22 February 2019 - The United Steelworkers union and New York investment firm Bedrock Industries have agreed to open contract talks as Bedrock looks to restart a long-idled iron ore pellet plant in Canada.

JSW Executive Discusses Plans for Ohio Mill

13 December 2018 - JSW Steel’s Mingo Junction plant in Ohio has restarted its electric arc furnace, is bringing the caster on-line and plans to have as many 1,000 people eventually working on site, reports The (Wheeling, W.Va.) Intelligencer.

Section 232 Tariffs Have Fostered Job Creation, Capital Investment, Think Tank Says

11 December 2018 - The Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs haven’t yielded the disastrous economic consequences some had predicted and, in fact, have created new jobs and allowed for renewed capital investment, an economic think tank argues in a new paper.