Arbitration board sides with USS over USW on Nippon deal

A board of arbitration has ruled in favor of U.S Steel in a dispute with the United Steelworkers (USW) union regarding Nippon Steel’s more than $14-billion proposed acquisition of the Pittsburgh-based steelmaker.

The board, jointly selected by USS and USW, ruled U.S. Steel has satisfied each of the conditions of the successorship clause of its Basic Labor Agreement (BLA) with the union.

Ethan Bernard

Ethan Bernard is managing editor for Steel Market Update. He previously worked for American Metal Market as a copy editor in the New York office for two years, starting in 2008. Later, he copy edited AMM’s monthly magazine on a freelance basis from 2015 until 2017. With experience in financial copywriting and textbook publishing, he holds a BA in Comparative Literature from UC Berkeley, and an MFA in Creative Writing from New York University. He can be reached at ethan@steelmarketupdate.com or 724-759-7871.

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