Union Talks Complicate Steelmaker Decisions
From the Alton Telegraph
The union representing 2,000 workers at the U.S. Steel’s Granite City Works is in contentious negotiations with Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel, complicating the future of the Madison County subsidiary.
Workers in Granite City last week were given written notices that U.S. Steel may be consolidating functions with its other operations in Indiana, Pennsylvania and Michigan. All local workers could lose jobs. These steps were taken under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act (WARN).
This all is taking place as the United Steelworkers Union continues difficult talks with the company in Pittsburgh. The union has been without a new contract since Sept. 1, 2014, with 30,000 workers operating day-to-day under the old, expired contract.
Granite City Works is a leading supplier of high-quality hot- rolled, cold-rolled and coated-sheet steel products to customers in the construction, container, piping and tubing, service center, and automotive industries.
Read more in our daily News Update...
From the Alton Telegraph
The union representing 2,000 workers at the U.S. Steel’s Granite City Works is in contentious negotiations with Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel, complicating the future of the Madison County subsidiary.
Workers in Granite City last week were given written notices that U.S. Steel may be consolidating functions with its other operations in Indiana, Pennsylvania and Michigan. All local workers could lose jobs. These steps were taken under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act (WARN).
This all is taking place as the United Steelworkers Union continues difficult talks with the company in Pittsburgh. The union has been without a new contract since Sept. 1, 2014, with 30,000 workers operating day-to-day under the old, expired contract.
Granite City Works is a leading supplier of high-quality hot- rolled, cold-rolled and coated-sheet steel products to customers in the construction, container, piping and tubing, service center, and automotive industries.
Read more in our daily News Update...