NLMK USA, USW Remain at Loggerheads Despite Slab Availability

NLMK USA and striking workers at its operations in western Pennsylvania appear no closer to a labor accord than they were more than four months ago.

And the two sides remain at loggerheads despite near-record hot-rolled coil prices and despite slab being available following the reset of the Section 232 quota on Brazilian semi-finished goods.

Michael Cowden

Michael Cowden is managing editor for Steel Market Update. Cowden has covered the steel industry since 2007. He has since 2014 specialized in flat-rolled steel but has previously reported on steel long products, steel pipe and tube as well as aluminum. Before joining SMU, Cowden held reporting jobs at Fastmarkets AMM in Chicago - where he was involved in launching AMM's daily hot-rolled coil index, the Associated Press in Pittsburgh, and the Cambodia Daily in Phnom Penh. He has also worked as a copy editor and in marketing at the University of Chicago Press. Cowden has a BA in English from the University of Chicago and an MSJ journalism from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. Contact him at michael@steelmarketupdate.com or 724-759-7872.

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