MiningSaturday, November 7
Cleveland-Cliffs and the Steelworkers reach a tentative four-year deal for Tilden and three other mines
The Daily Marquette team
If you work at Tilden, North Shore, Hibbing or Utac, here's your update. United Steelworkers local 4974 announced Thursday a tentative four-year pact with Cleveland-Cliffs for the four mines.
Months of talks produced a tentative deal on Nov. 5
- Early Aug.USW and Cliffs began active contract negotiations.
- OctoberUnion officials said the company's healthcare proposals were unacceptable.
- Nov. 5USW announced a tentative four-year pact covering four mines.
Sources: The Mining Journal, myupnow.com
Neither the company nor the union would disclose the terms, and members still have to approve the contract before it can take effect. Locals 4950 and 4974 say the bargaining committee will share details on meetings and ratification votes in the coming days.
“These agreements recognize their contributions and give us the stability we need to invest, compete and continue strengthening American steelmaking.”
- Issues at a recent USW rally: wages, healthcare and profit sharing
- States in Cliffs' USW agreements: Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Michigan
- Next: informational meetings, then ratification votes
The pact covers four mines, and Cliffs' USW deals reach thousands of workers
- 12,000
- approximate count of USW-represented employees at Cliffs
- 4 years
- for the tentative pact with the four mines
- 4
- mines in the pact: Hibbing, Utac, North Shore and Tilden
Sources: The Mining Journal, myupnow.com
Sources: The Mining Journal, myupnow.com