Category: Manufacturers/End Users

A United Auto Workers (UAW) local has reached a tentative agreement with Ford, avoiding a strike at the automaker’s Kentucky Truck Plant (KTP).

A coalition of climate and industrial organizations has launched a 'Race to Green Steel' campaign.

Approximately 9,000 United Auto Workers (UAW) members at Ford’s Kentucky Truck Plant said they will strike on Friday, Feb.. 23, if local contract issues are not resolved.

Prices for galvanized products have been falling for more than a month, and market participants expect this trend to continue in the near term.

The latest statistics from the Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) show that December shipments of heating and cooling equipment in the US inched higher from the previous month but declined from last year’s levels.

The recession many predicted did not materialize in 2023, leading industry experts in several key end-user markets for steel cautiously optimistic for 2024.

Coming out of a strong fourth quarter, galvanized steel market participants are reporting an above-average start to January and are cautiously optimistic for 2024.

November’s shipments for domestic heating and cooling equipment shipments declined for a third consecutive month, according to the latest data released from the Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI).

Employees at the Mercedes-Benz plant near Tuscaloosa, Ala., have kicked off their public campaign to join the United Auto Workers (UAW) union.

United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain outlined the union’s strategy to unionize nonunion auto workers in the US.

October saw domestic heating and cooling equipment shipments drop for a second consecutive month, according to the latest data released from the Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI).

Volkswagen USA Workers in Chattanooga, Tenn., have launched a campaign to join the United Auto Workers (UAW) union.

Non-union workers from 13 automakers are making moves to join the Detroit-based United Auto Workers (UAW) union.

Optimism is on the rise among metalformers who expect less volatility in economic activity in the coming months, according to the November business report from the Precision Metalforming Association (PMA).

A year after signing purchase agreements with two US steelmakers, Trane Technologies has shipped more than 1 million HVAC units produced with low-carbon steel.

Galvanized steel buyers reported a seller's market with steady demand, long lead times, and strong pricing on this month’s call of the Sheet Metal/Air Handling Council of the Heating, Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) association.

The United Auto Workers (UAW) union has released the final tally of member votes, with a combined total of 64% voting in favor of labor agreements across the Detroit-area “Big Three” automakers.

United Auto Workers (UAW) union members at Ford and Stellantis have joined their compatriots at General Motors in voting to ratify new labor contracts. That’s according to vote tallies posted by the union. The count was lopsided in favor of the new deal at Ford (69% of votes for ratification) and Stellantis (70% of votes […]

United Auto Workers (UAW) union members seem poised to ratify contracts at Ford and Stellantis, according to UAW vote trackers and media reports.

New York's manufacturing activity saw an increase in November, according to the most recent Empire State Manufacturing Survey.

United Auto Workers (UAW) members at plants in Louisville, Ky., and Flint, Mich., have voted against ratifying the contracts with two of the “Big Three” Detroit-area automakers.

Domestic heating and cooling equipment shipments declined in September, according to the latest data released from the Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI).

United Auto Workers (UAW) members at auto parts supplier Mobis North America in Toledo, Ohio, have authorized leaders to call a strike when their contract expires next week, according to a UAW post on X.

Klöckner & Co. said it has agreed to acquire South Carolina-based fabricator Industrial Manufacturing Services (IMS) through US subsidiary Kloeckner Metals Corp.(KMC).

The “Big Three” Detroit-area automakers' tentative labor agreements are set to expire on April 30, 2028, six months longer than the normal four-year agreements.

The Alliance for Automotive Innovation (AAI), the association representing auto manufacturers making most vehicles sold in the US, has voiced its opposition to the potential acquisition of U.S. Steel by Cleveland-Cliffs.

The United Auto Workers (UAW) reached a tentative agreement with General Motors on Monday. If all tentative deals on the table are ratified, this could signal the end of the "stand-up strike."

Ford Motor Co. said the United Auto Workers' (UAW) strike has shaved ~80,000 vehicles from production.

Canadian union Unifor has reached a tentative agreement with automaker Stellantis, ending the strike at all member-represented facilities.

General Motors has reached a tentative labor agreement with the United Auto Workers (UAW) union, according to an article in Bloomberg.