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More Layoffs Planned at Kentucky Tube Mill
28 January 2016 - TMK IPSCO has given notice that it intends to lay off 126 employees at its Wilder, Ky., USA, tube mill.
Tenaris Closing U.S. OCTG Couplings Plant
27 January 2016 - OCTG producer Tenaris is planning to mothball its couplings facility in Houston, Texas, USA, by the end of March, the company has announced.
With a Labor Deal Yet to be Had, Steelworkers Plan Rally at ArcelorMittal HQ
26 January 2016 - About a month ago, the United Steelworkers union struck up a tentative bargain with United States Steel Corporation. The union is ratifying the contract, and a final tally is due 1 February.
U. S. Steel Warns of More Job Cuts at Lone Star Plant
20 January 2016 - United States Steel Corporation is planning to curtail production and lay off nearly 700 employees at its Lone Star tubular plant in Lone Star, Texas.
Union Continues to Bargain With Allegheny Technologies, ArcelorMittal
19 January 2016 - About a month after reaching a tentative labor deal with United States Steel Corporation, the United Steelworkers union is continuing to look for a new contract with ArcelorMittal and an end to the lockout at Allegheny Technologies Inc. (ATI).
Tenaris Trims 100 Jobs at Arkansas Mill; Blames Oil Downturn
18 January 2016 - Tube maker Tenaris is shedding approximately 100 jobs at its welded pipe mill in Blytheville, Ark., USA, due to the weak energy market, the company has announced.
Tata Steel to Let Go More Than 1,000 at UK Mills
18 January 2016 - Tata Steel UK Ltd. is laying off 1,050 people, mostly from its integrated Port Talbot mill in Wales, on account of continued pricing pressure from low-cost imports, the company has announced.
Steelworkers to Begin Voting on U. S. Steel Labor Deal
12 January 2016 - The union rank-and-file at United States Steel Corporation are preparing to vote on a tentative labor agreement with the integrated steelmaker, reports The Times of Northwest Indiana newspaper.
Labor Union to Meet With Tata Steel Leaders Over Layoff Reports
11 January 2016 - The United Kingdom’s Community labor union said it plans to meet with Tata Steel officials over reports that the company might lay off hundreds of people at its Port Talbot works in Wales, according to the BBC.
Update: Job Cuts Might Be on the Way at U.S. Steel's Ohio Tube Plant
08 January 2016 - United States Steel Corporation is planning to cut production and lay off approximately 260 employees at its Lorain, Ohio, tubular operation, according to The (Elyria, Ohio) Chronicle-Telegram newspaper.
Outotec to Cut 150 Jobs in Finland
04 January 2016 - Finland’s Outotec will cut 150 jobs at home and throttle back production at a machine shop and at its filters unit as it attempts to pare EUR70 million in fixed costs.
Steelworkers, Allegheny Technologies Return to Bargaining Table
04 January 2016 - U.S.-based Allegheny Technologies Inc. (ATI) and the United Steelworkers union have resumed labor talks and are scheduled to meet this week, reports the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review newspaper.
U. S. Steel, Steelworkers Shake Hands On New Labor Deal
21 December 2015 - United States Steel Corporation and the United Steelworkers union have tentatively agreed to a new, three-year labor deal.
AK Steel to Begin Winding Down Ashland Works
14 December 2015 - AK Steel Corp. is to begin sending home employees at its Ashland, Ky., USA, works Christmas week, according to the Dayton Daily News.
Union Reviewing New U. S. Steel Contract Proposal
14 December 2015 - Leaders of the United Steelworkers union are meeting in Pittsburgh, Pa., USA, this week to discuss a new comprehensive proposal from United States Steel Corporation.
U. S. Steel's Granite City Works To Close in Mid-February, Union Official Says
11 December 2015 - United States Steel Corporation will begin winding down its Granite City Works in Illinois later this month, with workers beginning to be sent home on 27 December, according to the Belleville News-Democrat newspaper.
Hundreds Out of Work at ArcelorMittal Caribbean Steel Works
09 December 2015 - ArcelorMittal is laying off scores of workers at its Point Lisas steel works in Trinidad and Tobago after temporarily idling the operation in November, according to reports.
With No Alternative Plans in the Offing, Tata Steel Expected to Cut 720 Positions
04 December 2015 - Tata Steel and union representatives have failed to agree on a plan that would mitigate layoffs at its mini-mill operation in northern England, meaning that Tata likely will execute on its plan to cut 720 positions there and elsewhere, according to the The (London) Telegraph.
Allegheny Technologies Lockout Nearing Fifth Month
04 December 2015 - Specialty metals producer Allegheny Technologies Inc. (ATI) invested close to US$400,000 per job through its new hot rolled mill in southwestern Pennsylvania, according to Robert Wetherbee, ATI’s president of flat rolled products.
Unions Agree to Wage Freeze, Job Cuts at Australian Steel Works
08 October 2015 - Employees at an Australian steel works have accepted concessions in a bid to keep the operation afloat.
