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    USS, USW to resume labor talks on Friday, union predicts progress

    The United Steelworkers (USW) union will meet with U.S. Steel (USS) on Friday as negotiations around terms of a new labor contract continue. The meeting comes after the USW and Cleveland-Cliffs, one of U.S. Steel’s competitors, agreed to a tentative labor agreement last week. “USS knows how this process works. They agreed to meet with us on Friday. The company knows they need to move, so this meeting should be productive,” the union said in a text to members on Wednesday. U.S. Steel did not respond to a request for comment for this article.

    U.S. Steel, USW deadlocked in labor contract talks despite Cliffs deal

    The United Steelworkers (USW) accused U.S. Steel of “dragging their feet” in labor contract negotiations on Friday. The USW said in a text to members that it delivered a proposed labor contract to U.S. Steel on Oct. 30 and that the company asked to meet with union negotiators the following Thursday and Friday. “When we met (Thursday), they gave us no response on wages or the majority of the outstanding items,” the USW said, adding that U.S. Steel’s lead negotiator unexpectedly left the bargaining table on Friday.

    Cliffs, USW reach tentative four-year labor deal

    Cleveland-Cliffs and the United Steelworkers (USW) announced on Friday that they had reached a tentative deal for a new, four-year labor pact. The Cleveland-based steelmaker said the agreement covered approximately 12,000 USW members in Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, and Michigan. The company noted that the deal included workers not only at its steel plants but also its mining operations—in other words, all of its USW labor contracts up for renewal. “Our USW-represented employees do work that is essential to Cleveland-Cliffs and to our country. These agreements recognize their contributions and give us the stability we need to invest, compete and continue strengthening American steelmaking," Cliffs Chairman and CEO Lourenco Goncalves said in a statement.

    USS profits rise in Q3 on increased prices, shipments

    U.S. Steel’s profits soared in the third quarter amid higher steel prices and increased shipments. The Pittsburgh-based steelmaker reported net earnings attributable to USS of $859 million in the third quarter, up 759% from $100 million a year earlier. Net sales rose 26% to $4.78 billion in the same comparison. The company said all four of its operating segments generated positive results in Q3’26. “Higher average realized prices and higher shipment volumes drove improvement across the portfolio,” the company said in a statement on Thursday.

    ArcelorMittal sees N. American shipments flat in Q4 as Calvert ramps up

    ArcelorMittal expects North American steel shipments to be flat sequentially in the fourth quarter, as recovery from Canadian and Mexican disruptions is expected to be offset by normal seasonality and maintenance. The company reported third-quarter shipments of 2.645 million metric tons, down 6.6% sequentially but up 1% year over year (y/y). It attributed the shipment decline primarily to lower long product volumes. North America sales were nearly $3.7 billion in Q3’26, nearly level with the previous quarter but 11% higher y/y. Average selling prices rose 5.7% sequentially to $1,228 per metric ton (mt).

    USW, USS remain far apart on terms of new labor contract

    The United Steelworkers (USW) union and U.S. Steel remain at loggerheads on key issues more than two months after the original deadline for negotiating a new contract passed. “We are not here to bargain concessions,” the USW said in a text to union members on Friday afternoon. The USW’s text on Friday afternoon came after the union said U.S. Steel had presented a proposed labor contract that contained “nothing new on wages (their proposal is just too low)”.

    USW, USS, and Cliffs resume in-person labor contract talks

    In-person labor contract negotiations resumed this week between the United Steelworkers (USW) union, U.S. Steel, and Cleveland-Cliffs, the union said. The USW said it presented its latest counterproposal to U.S. Steel on Wednesday. “All of our big issues remain on the table, including wages, health care, retirement, safety, capital investments, successorship, and greater transparency around profit sharing,” the USW said in a text to members on Wednesday.

    U.S. Steel to break ground on DRI project this Friday

    United States Steel Corp. plans to break ground on its direct-reduced iron (DRI) production facility in Arkansas this week. The Pittsburgh-based steelmaker will hold a ceremonial groundbreaking on Friday morning, according to a media advisory sent to SMU. The DRI facility will be located next door to the Big River 2 steel plant in Osceola, Ark. U.S. Steel said the new facility will utilize iron ore sourced from the company’s Minnesota Ore operations. BRS2 will transfer hot DRI to its two electric-arc furnaces to produce steel for the automotive, solar, packaging, and construction industries.

    USS confirms nearly $3B for new Mon Valley HSM, targets 2029 production

    U.S. Steel’s board of directors has approved a nearly $3 billion investment in a new hot strip mill (HSM) at the Edgar Thomson Plant, part of the Mon Valley Works outside Pittsburgh. The project confirms Nippon Steel's commitment to modernize the Mon Valley HSM, a pledge made before and after its acquisition of U.S. Steel. It is part of Nippon's broader $14 billion capital investment plan for the Pittsburgh-based steelmaker's facilities.

    USW to resume in-person labor talks with USS on Monday

    The United Steelworkers (USW) union will resume in-person bargaining with U.S. Steel on Monday. The move comes after the USW said it received an updated contract proposal from the Pittsburgh-based steelmaker on Tuesday. “While we had meaningful discussion with the company, there is still much work to be done,” the USW said in a text to members on Wednesday. “The rest of this week, we will be working on a counter and looking to get answers about some of the proposals USS made,” the union added.

    USW, USS, and Cliffs extend labor talks for 30 days, avert work stoppage

    The United Steelworkers (USW) union, U.S. Steel, and Cleveland-Cliffs on Monday agreed to extend the terms of their current labor contracts by 30 days. The current basic labor agreements between the USW and the two steelmakers had been scheduled to expire at 12:01 a.m. ET on Sept. 1. The extension allows the USW and the companies to continue negotiations. It also averts the immediate threat of a strike or lockout in a steel market already characterized by historically tight supplies.