Steel Mills
September 17, 2018
USW Calls for Strike Authorization at ArcelorMittal
Written by Sandy Williams
Thirteen local unions representing United Steelworkers at ArcelorMittal voted unanimously to authorize the USW negotating committee to call a strike. The USW says the latest contract proposal is not fair to employees and contains too many concessionary demands that would wipe out any pay increases.
“ArcelorMittal is trying to convince us that we should ignore how profitable the company is now and accept major concessions for the sake of ‘sustainability’ because the industry has faced downturns in the past – conveniently overlooking the critical fact that the flexibility of our contracts has enabled the company to survive the tough times and thrive now that the market has rebounded,” wrote the USW in a Sept. 17 update.
