Steel News

Seeing Improved Demand, U. S. Steel to Restart Idled Pipe Mill

05 February 2019 - United States Steel Corporation said on Monday that it is reactivating a Texas pipe mill and hiring 140 people.

U. S. Steel Košice to Add Second Electrical Steel Line

17 January 2019 - United States Steel Corporation will build a US$130 million electrical steel line at its integrated mill in Slovakia, the company has announced.

ArcelorMittal to Assume Management of U.S. Iron Ore Mine

04 January 2019 - ArcelorMittal USA is set to take on management of a jointly owned taconite mine in Minnesota later this year.

USW Ratifies U. S. Steel Labor Agreement

14 November 2018 - Members of the United Steelworkers union have overwhelmingly ratified a four-year labor agreement with United States Steel Corporation, the union has said.

Steelworkers Begin Considering U. S. Steel Contract

30 October 2018 - The United Steelworkers union has mailed ballots to its U. S. Steel members who are deciding whether to ratify the union’s tentative labor agreement with the integrated steelmaker, reports The Times newspaper of northwest Indiana.

Report: U. S. Steel Union Employees in Line for Raises

17 October 2018 - Union employees at United States Steel Corporation will see their wages cumulatively increase 14% over the next four years if they ratify a tentative labor agreement, the Reuters news service reports.

U. S. Steel, USW Agree on Four-Year Labor Deal

16 October 2018 - United States Steel Corporation and the United Steelworkers union have reached a tentative, four-year labor agreement, the union and the steelmaker have announced.

U. S. Steel Blast Furnace Once Again Making Hot Metal

11 October 2018 - Roughly four months after restarting the B furnace at its Granite City Works in Illinois, United States Steel Corporation has brought back up the facility’s A furnace.

Commerce Secretary Ross Sees Higher Wages Awaiting Steelworkers

09 October 2018 - U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said he believes United Steelworkers members could see pay increases as a result of labor negotiations with United States Steel Corporation and ArcelorMittal USA.

Steelworkers Report a Bit of Progress in U. S. Steel Labor Negotiations

24 September 2018 - The United Steelworkers union said it has made some progress in its contract negotiations with United States Steel Corporation and will remain at the bargaining table, for the time being.

ArcelorMittal Employees Vote to Authorize Strike

19 September 2018 - United Steelworkers members have authorized union leaders to call a strike against ArcelorMittal USA, if they deem one necessary.

U. S. Steel Lays Revised USW Offer on the Table

12 September 2018 - United States Steel Corporation has made a revised offer to the United Steelworkers union, saying it is now proposing to incrementally increase base wages by 14% over the life of the deal.

USW Might Seek Strike Authorizations in ArcelorMittal Talks

07 September 2018 - Negotiators with the United Steelworkers union said they’ll seek strike authorizations if they are unable to make significant progress with ArcelorMittal USA on a new labor agreement by early next week.

Two U. S. Steel Executives Assigned New Posts

05 September 2018 - Two United States Steel Corporation executives will swap responsibilities in an effort to broaden their horizons, chief executive David Burritt has announced.

For the Moment, Steelworkers to Remain on the Job at U. S. Steel, ArcelorMittal

04 September 2018 - The United Steelworkers has agreed to contract extensions with ArcelorMittal USA and United States Steel Corporation as union employees continue to negotiate new labor deals with the integrated steelmakers.

Contract Talks at ArcelorMittal USA, U. S. Steel Come Down to the Wire

30 August 2018 - Just days remain on the current labor contracts between the United Steelworkers union and America’s two largest integrated steelmakers, ArcelorMittal USA and United States Steel Corporation.

Trump: 'The Days of Plundering American Jobs ... Are Over'

27 July 2018 - In his effort to prop up American steelmaking, President Donald Trump has pointed to United States Steel Corporation and the restart of its Granite City blast furnaces as an example of his trade policy success.

USW Kicks Off Contract Negotiations with U. S. Steel, ArcelorMittal

11 July 2018 - The United Steelworkers union has opened labor negotiations with United States Steel Corporation and ArcelorMittal USA, beginning the work to replace contracts that expire 1 September.

Idled U. S. Steel Blast Furnace Back in Production

21 June 2018 - United States Steel Corporation has restarted one of two idled blast furnaces at its Granite City Works in Illinois and is again producing hot metal.

Citing Section 232 Tariffs, U. S. Steel Says it Will Restart Another Idled Blast Furnace

05 June 2018 - United States Steel Corporation is planning to restart the second of two blast furnaces at its Granite City works in Illinois and rehire 300 people, the company announced on Tuesday.