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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USW, Cleveland-Cliffs ratify contract
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 MoreGlencore workers striking in Canada
More than 600 members of the United Steelworkers union have gone on strike at Glencore’s Raglan nickel mine in the Nunavik region of Quebec, Canada, suspending production. In all, 630 members of IndustriALL affiliate Syndicat des Métallos/United Steelworkers walked off the job over what it has termed a “lack of respect” from their employer, along with an “extensive” use of…
Read MoreHudbay ratifies USW labor agreement for Manitoba miners
Canadian copper and zinc miner Hudbay Minerals has ratified new three-and-a-half-year collective agreements with two of its workers’ union representatives.
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