The United Steelworkers (USW) announced Friday that its members have ratified a new, three-year contract with Republic Steel that will set the terms and conditions of employment for about 1,000 hourly production, maintenance, office and technical workers at the company's five US locations through its Aug. 16, 2019 expiration.
USW District 1 Director David McCall, who chairs the union's negotiations with Republic, said that the newly ratified agreement, retroactive to Aug. 15, 2016, preserves wages, benefits and other longstanding rights and protections without lowering the standards of living of current workers or retirees.
The USW represents 850,000 men and women employed in metals, mining, pulp and paper, rubber, chemicals, glass, auto supply and the energy-producing industries, along with a growing number of workers in public sector and service occupations.