USW Members Ratify Labor Agreement for AK Steel's Ashland Works
12/17/2014 - Members of United Steelworkers (USW) Local 1865 have ratified a new 42-month labor agreement covering more than 800 hourly production and maintenance employees at AK Steel’s Ashland, Ky., plant.
The new agreement will take effect following expiration of the existing contract on 1 March 2015.
"We are pleased that members of Local 1865 have ratified a new labor agreement at our Ashland Works well ahead of the expiration date," said James L. Wainscott, chairman, president and CEO of AK Steel. "This early agreement continues to provide a competitive contract for AK Steel and our Ashland Works employees."
The new agreement will expire on 1 September 2018.
"We are pleased that members of Local 1865 have ratified a new labor agreement at our Ashland Works well ahead of the expiration date," said James L. Wainscott, chairman, president and CEO of AK Steel. "This early agreement continues to provide a competitive contract for AK Steel and our Ashland Works employees."
The new agreement will expire on 1 September 2018.