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Alton Steel Employees Agree to New Labor Contract

31 October 2016 - Union employees at special bar quality maker Alton Steel Inc. have ratified a new labor deal, according to reports.

Steelworkers Approve New Labor Agreement With Cliffs Natural Resources

30 September 2016 - Members of the United Steelworkers union have ratified a three-year labor agreement with iron ore producer Cliffs Natural Resources, the company announced on Thursday.

Tata Steel Opens Pension Talks with Labor Representatives

26 September 2016 - Tata Steel executives are meeting with labor leaders at its U.K. steel works as the steelmaker looks for an agreement on changes to its pension plan, according to reports.

Union Workers at Republic Steel Ratify Labor Agreement

19 September 2016 - Members of the United Steelworkers have ratified a new, three-year labor agreement with Republic Steel, the union has announced.

Blaming Soft Plate Market, Essar Algoma Cuts Workforce

06 September 2016 - Canada’s Essar Steel Algoma is laying off more than six dozen employees owing to weakness in the plate markets, reports the online SooToday.com.

thyssenkrupp Engages Labor on European Steel Restructuring

01 September 2016 - thyssenkrupp and labor representatives have agreed to establish a task force that is to discuss, among other things, whether the company needs to merge steelmaking operations with others, according to the Reuters.

Cliffs Natural Resources, Steelworkers Shake Hands on New Labor Agreement

26 August 2016 - North American iron ore miner Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. has reached a tentative labor agreement with the United Steelworkers union, the company announced on Friday.

In Indiana, Steelworkers Rally Over U. S. Steel Layoffs, and ArcelorMittal Advances Optimization Plan

26 August 2016 - The United Steelworkers union is rallying this afternoon in downtown Gary, Ind., protesting U. S. Steel Corp.’s decision to layoff approximately three dozen maintenance workers at the Gary Works, reports The Times newspaper of northwest Indiana.

United Steelworkers, Others Pressing Canadian Federal Government to Support Steel Industry

22 August 2016 - Calls are mounting for the Canadian federal government to step off the sidelines and take action in support of Canada’s steel industry and its employees, both retired and active, reports The Hamilton Spectator newspaper.

Aided by Its North American Sheet Mill, BlueScope's Fortunes Rise in Fiscal 2016

22 August 2016 - Australia’s BlueScope Steel more than doubled its underlying net profits in fiscal 2016 due in part to higher sales and cost reductions as well as to having taken full ownership of its U.S. sheet mill.

UAW Ratifies Labor Agreement with AK Steel

10 August 2016 - The United Auto Workers union has ratified a new labor agreement at AK Steel Corp.’s Butler, Pa., USA, facility, the company has announced.

U. S. Steel Revises Injury Reporting Policy

21 July 2016 - United States Steel Corp. is changing its injury-reporting policy to allow workers to give notification after they’ve realized an injury has occurred, the United Steelworkers union has announced.

Investment Firm Drops Plan to Acquire Canadian Steelmakers

14 July 2016 - A New York-based private equity firm has backed out of a deal to buy Canada’s Essar Steel Algoma and reportedly has dropped a separate bid for another major Canadian steelmaker, U. S. Steel Canada.

Steelworkers Union Rebuffs Would-Be Acquirer of Essar Algoma, Backs Competing Offer

12 July 2016 - The United Steelworkers union said it will not support Essar Steel Algoma’s tentative sale to a private equity firm and instead is pushing for an alternate deal, one with the steelmaker’s former owner.

Tenaris Announces Job Cuts at Arkansas Mill

11 July 2016 - Oil country tubular goods maker Tenaris is laying off approximately 100 people at its welded pipe mill in Arkansas, the company has announced.

BlueScope Takes Union to Court Over Walk-Out

08 July 2016 - Australia’s BlueScope Steel Ltd. is suing a labor union for conducting a one-day walk-out in May, reports Australian public broadcaster ABC.

Steelworkers Union Calls for More Action on Unfair Steel Trading

01 July 2016 - The United Steelworkers union said that while it welcomes a commitment to coordinating trade enforcement efforts throughout North America as a means to curbing the world’s excess steel capacity, more aggressive action is needed.

Workers Return to Idled U.S. Steel Corp. Mill

28 June 2016 - Steadily improving market condtions have allowed United States Steel Corp. to recall most of the laid-off employees at its East Chicago tin mill in northwest Indiana, reports The Times newspaper.