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ArcelorMittal Labor Contract Update
Written by Sandy Williams
May 14, 2016
The United Steelworkers will receive the final Contract Summary of the proposed agreement with ArcelorMittal USA starting around May 23. The summary will include a ballot and voting instructions. Ratification ballots must returned by June 21 for collection and counting on June 23, 2016.
Pete Trinidad, Sr., President USW Local 6787 told members in a notification, “Given our industry’s current economic circumstances, I believe that we have negotiated a fair contract that secures our future, while preserving our past.”
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