Ohio-based Cleveland-Cliffs plans to lay off 597 workers at two of its mines on the Iron Range in Minnesota – Minorca in Virginia and Hibbing Taconite in Hibbing, reported Minnesota Public Radio. The layoffs are a result of the steelmaker’s plans to idle Minorca and partially idle HibTac. The “temporary idles are necessary to rebalance working capital needs and consume…
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USW, Cliffs’ Northshore come to deal
Cleveland-Cliffs has reached a tentative agreement with the United Steelworkers (USW) for its Northshore iron ore mine in Minnesota. The new three-year labor agreement will cover approximately 430 workers. The deal, confirmed 29 August, is still pending ratification. No details were disclosed. According to local media outlets, the contract will be the first for the group, as they were previously…
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Cleveland-Cliffs has confirmed a new four-year labor agreement with the United Steelworkers (USW) labor union that includes about 12,000 of its workers.
Read MoreCleveland-Cliffs Acquires ArcelorMittal USA
Ohio-based iron ore producer Cleveland-Cliffs said it completed its takeover of substantially all operations of ArcelorMittal USA and its subsidiaries, creating North America’s largest flat-rolled steel production organization.
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