ArcelorMittal slashing W.Va. work force by 171

2010-02-22T15:08:56Z

<div id="subtitle">ArcelorMittal to slash 171 jobs over long term in W.Va., says no other US cuts planned yet</div><div><p>Steel giant ArcelorMittal will lay off 171 steelworkers at its tin mill in West Virginia so it can remain competitive amid "extraordinary economic condit...

ArcelorMittal says job cuts coming in 2010

2010-02-23T15:47:15Z

<div id="subtitle">ArcelorMittal says job cuts coming but declines to release figures; USW skeptical of need</div><div><p>Steel giant ArcelorMittal SA said Tuesday it will cut an unspecified number of jobs next year and stick with plans to use 70 percent of its capacity in the current quarter.</p><p>The company plans to cut jobs through attrition and "optimizati...

Workers at Bridgestone-Firestone ratify contract

2010-02-24T23:21:29Z

<div id="subtitle">Union workers at Bridgestone-Firestone ratify new 4-year contract covering 4,500 employees</div><div><p>The United Steelworkers union said Saturday that its members at tiremaker Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire LLC ratified new four-year contract...

Goodyear Steelworkers

2009-09-09T12:01:42Z

FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2009 file photo, tires are on display at a local independent Goodyear dealership, in Des Moines, Iowa. A tentative contract between the United Steelworkers and Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. pr...

Vice President Joe Biden kicks off Labor Day Parade in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

2009-09-07T11:20:51Z

Vice President Joe Biden points to the United Steelworkers union cap as he greets members of several labor unions following his address at the start of the Labor Day parade in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on September 7, 2009. UPI/Archie Carpenter Ph...

Steelworker retirements could create hiring gap

2010-02-25T15:03:35Z

<div id="subtitle">ArcelorMittal helps line up next generation as silver-haired steelworkers start to retire</div><div><p>In the business of steelmaking, a gray-haired work force can be a good thing: Seasoned employees in the mill signify experience and safety, reliability and commitment.</p><p>At ArcelorMittal's tin mill in Brian James, left, plant manager of ArcelorMittal Steel, and Mark Glyptis, president of local 2911 of the United Steelworkers Union, answer questions at a news conference at the plants corporate offices in

Goodyear, Steelworkers extend contract 2nd time

2010-02-25T21:06:27Z

<div id="subtitle">Goodyear and Steelworkers extend contract until Aug. 29</div><div><p>For the second time, the Goodyear Tire &amp; Rubber Co. and the United Steelworkers of America have extended their national contract, this time until ...

Final Sale Hearing Held At Bankruptcy Court For General Motors

2009-06-30T08:18:25Z

NEW YORK - JUNE 30: Members of the United Steel Workers and the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUE-CWA) protest outside U.S. Bankruptcy Court June 30, 200...

ArcelorMittal laying off nearly 1,000 at Ind. mill

2010-02-27T11:07:24Z

<div id="subtitle">ArcelorMittal plans to cut nearly 1,000 jobs at northwestern Indiana steel mill</div><div><p>The world's largest steel maker, ArcelorMittal, will indefinitely lay off nearly 1,000 workers at a northwestern Indiana plant this summer as part of a temporary shutdown of the mill's iron-producing operations.</p>&...

Steel pipe makers file trade case against China

2010-03-03T07:11:17Z

<div id="subtitle">Steel pipe producers file complaints with US trade officials over Chinese imports</div><div><p>Producers of steel pipe used in oil and gas drilling on Wednesday filed complaints with U.S. trade officials over alleged unfair competition from Chinese imports they say have flooded the domestic market.</p><p>Steel makers have faced sharply lower demand since late last year, when the global economic...

Steel Industry Executives Testify Before House Caucus

2009-04-20T21:07:42Z

WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 04: Members of the United Steel Workers (USW) listens during a hearing before the Congressional Steel Caucus on Capitol Hill February 4, 2009 in Washington, DC. The hearing was to examine the state of the steel industry in the United States of America. (Photo by A...

US oil industry, union return to talks as strike looms

2010-03-02T13:57:54Z

<div><p>US oil industry representative and union negotiators entered extended talks on a new contract Monday as the threat of a nationwide strike loomed.</p><p>The contract covering 24,000 employees at the oil majors and independent refiners expired at 12:01 am Sunday.</p><p>Shell, representing the oil industry, and the United...

Talks extended for US refinery workers as strike threat looms

2010-03-02T14:07:35Z

<div><p>The United Steelworkers union agreed to extend talks on a new contract for thousands of workers at US refineries, averting a potentially crippling strike for now.</p><p>The labor contract for about 26,000 oil workers expired on Sunday morning, and union leaders had threatened to down t...

Green activists find new ally in US unions

2010-03-01T03:50:33Z

<div id="subtitle">Strange bedfellows: Green activists find new allies in US unions who see job opportunities</div><div><p>Some U.S. labor groups that have long feared environmental campaigns as a threat to American jobs are starting to see advantages in going green.</p><p>This evolution was clear at this week's U.N. climate talks in

ArcelorMittal looks to cut 9,000 jobs

2010-03-01T11:15:18Z

<div id="subtitle">ArcelorMittal looking to cut 9,000 jobs through voluntary agreements</div><div><p>ArcelorMittal SA, the world's largest steelmaker, said Wednesday it is looking to cut 9,000 jobs through voluntary agreements, shedding around 3 percent of its global workforce in response to the economic downturn.</p><p>In a statement from its Smurfit-Stone Container recently installed five "technologically enhanced" sorting systems at its recycling plants in Oakland and Torrance, CA; International Paper (IP) and United Steelworkers (USW) officials negotiated a national labor contract for IP's converting plants that goes before local union members for vote, the USW said.</p><p>The USW expects ratification of the deal because the package i...

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