Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. has reached new four-year labor agreements with the United Steelworkers covering about 12,000 union-represented employees at steel plants and mining operations in Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Minnesota and Michigan. The agreements resolve all Cleveland-Cliffs contracts with the United Steelworkers that were due for renewal. They still require ratification by local union memberships.
What it means
The Cleveland-based company said the agreements apply across five states and cover both steelmaking facilities and mining operations. Cleveland-Cliffs employs about 25,000 people in the United States and Canada.
Lourenco Goncalves, Cleveland-Cliffs chairman and CEO, said the agreements recognize the work of United Steelworkers-represented employees and provide stability for the company to invest, compete and strengthen American steelmaking.
Key facts
- The labor agreements run for four years.
- About 12,000 United Steelworkers-represented employees are covered.
- Covered facilities are in Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Minnesota and Michigan.
- The agreements cover steel plants and mining operations.
- Local United Steelworkers memberships must ratify the agreements.
- Cleveland-Cliffs employs about 25,000 workers in the United States and Canada, according to the company.
Source: Cleveland-Cliffs announcement