The United Steelworkers Local 7054 and KES Acquisition Co.(Kentucky Electric Steel)said in a press release Wednesday that they have reached agreement on a new labor contract.The new agreement was overwhelmingly ratified in a ...
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Baltimore Business Journal reported that Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz officially declared steelmaking at Sparrows Point dead on Thursday and said the plant would be dismantled. Gov Martin O'Malley released the following ...
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The United Steelworkers Local 7054 and Kentucky Electric Steel have reached agreement on a new labor contract. The new agreement was overwhelmingly ratified in a Wednesday(12 December 2012)vote.Compensation increases took place 16 ...
Several hundred former Sparrows Point workers gathering late Monday afternoon for details of their steel mill's demise heard from union leaders that at least two groups had wanted to restart the plant but weren't given the chance. Mr Joe ...
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Menafn.com reported that one of the sparrows point owners broke its silence on the bidding process Thursday to rebut charges that it blocked potential operators from bidding on the steel mill saying it seriously considered all companies ...
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Baltimore Sun reported that one of the Sparrows Point owners broke its silence on the bidding process Thursday to rebut charges that it blocked potential operators from bidding on the steel mill, saying it "seriously considered" all ...
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Several hundred former Sparrows Point workers gathering late Monday afternoon for details of their steel mill's demise heard from union leaders that at least two groups had wanted to restart the plant but weren't given the chance. Mr Joe ...
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AP reported that a union official representing steelworkers at the shuttered Sparrows Point steel mill reacted angrily to reports key mill equipment has been sold. Mr Joe Rosel, president of a United Steelworkers local in Sparrows Point, ...
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United Steelworkers Local 2251 has filed a grievance against Essar Steel Algoma claiming the company has employed outside workers to do jobs claimed by the union. Mr Mike DaPrat,Local 2251 president said the union believes this violates ...
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The United Steelworkers lauded the appointment of Ms Nancy Lessin a longtime activist on behalf of worker health and safety, to a seat on the 12 member federal Whistleblower Protection Advisory Committee. Ms Lessin was appointed by US ...
Patch.com reported that Esmark and its wholly owned steel services subsidiary, Esmark Steel Group, ratified an agreement with its labor union. Esmark, based in Sewickley, recently announced that members of the United Steelworkers of ...
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Esmark Inc and its wholly owned steel services subsidiary, Esmark Steel Group jointly announced with the United Steelworkers of America that they have reached a tentative agreement with Local 1223 on a four year collective bargaining ...
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Noranda Aluminum Holding Corporation announced that United Steelworkers of America members at its rolling mill in Salisbury, North Carolina ratified a new 4 year contract. The contract covers approximately 90% of the workforce in Salisbury. ...
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The U.S., Japan and the European Union have filed an official complaint at the World Trade Organization this morning, urging the body to take actions against China’s restrictions on these metals. "China's restrictions on rare earths ...
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News that Western Forest Products plans to invest $16 million into its Saltair sawmill is seen as a hopeful trend for the future of the forest company's other mills in the region. Lee Doney, a WFP spokesman, said that thanks to the ...
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