United Steelworkers

Westray Law 20th anniversary: ‘A historic failure’

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Friday, March 29, 2024
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“The overwhelming majority of these workplace fatalities and injuries were preventable, yet the Westray Law has rarely been used to prosecute employers and hold them criminally accountable.

Key Points: 
  • “The overwhelming majority of these workplace fatalities and injuries were preventable, yet the Westray Law has rarely been used to prosecute employers and hold them criminally accountable.
  • The Westray Law was named in memory of 26 coal miners who were killed in the Westray Mine explosion in Nova Scotia in 1992.
  • “The Westray Law was a historic achievement that promised greater corporate accountability for workplace safety and greater protection for workers,” says Allen Martin, whose brother Glenn, 35, was one of the miners killed in the Westray Mine explosion.
  • On the Westray Law’s 20th anniversary, the USW, supported by the CLC and other labour federations, is ramping up the campaign to pressure governments to take action to address the failure to enforce the law.

Harley-Davidson Reaches Agreement To Ratify Contract With All Unions At Its Wisconsin Operations

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Monday, April 8, 2024
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MILWAUKEE, April 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Harley-Davidson is pleased to announce that the Company has ratified new collective bargaining agreements with the three Unions representing employees at the Company's Wisconsin manufacturing facilities, namely the United Steelworkers Local 2-209 and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Lodge 78 representing workers at the Menomonee Falls, WI facility, and the United Steelworkers Local 460 representing workers at the Tomahawk, WI facility.

Key Points: 
  • MILWAUKEE, April 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Harley-Davidson is pleased to announce that the Company has ratified new collective bargaining agreements with the three Unions representing employees at the Company's Wisconsin manufacturing facilities, namely the United Steelworkers Local 2-209 and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Lodge 78 representing workers at the Menomonee Falls, WI facility, and the United Steelworkers Local 460 representing workers at the Tomahawk, WI facility.
  • Commenting on the announcement, Harley-Davidson Chairman, President, and CEO, Jochen Zeitz said: "Today's announcement reinforces the strong and positive relationship between Harley-Davidson and the Unions.
  • I'd like to take this opportunity to thank both Union and Company representatives for their hard and most constructive work in achieving today's agreement."

Century Aluminum Selected by U.S. Department of Energy to Receive $500 Million Investment to Build New Green Aluminum Smelter to Accelerate Industrial Decarbonization

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Monday, March 25, 2024
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With the help of this funding, Century plans to build the first new U.S. primary aluminum smelter in 45 years.

Key Points: 
  • With the help of this funding, Century plans to build the first new U.S. primary aluminum smelter in 45 years.
  • Upon completion, the smelter would double the size of the current U.S. primary aluminum industry.
  • This historic investment represents a major capital injection for the U.S. primary aluminum industry.
  • “We are extremely proud that the DOE has selected Century’s Green Aluminum Smelter Project to receive such significant support, and we are excited to continue moving this transformational project forward,” remarked Century CEO, Jesse Gary.

Industrial Demonstrations Program Selects Brimstone for Transformational $189 Million Federal Investment to Decarbonize Cement Industry

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Monday, March 25, 2024
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"Brimstone has uniquely reengineered the process to decarbonize cement, at low cost, while delivering the same product builders have trusted for generations.

Key Points: 
  • "Brimstone has uniquely reengineered the process to decarbonize cement, at low cost, while delivering the same product builders have trusted for generations.
  • Today's announcement promises to be transformational, validating Brimstone's potential to decarbonize the cement industry and turbo-charging our path to market."
  • Brimstone has developed the only industrial process for producing industry-standard portland cement at competitive prices at scale, while significantly reducing carbon emissions.
  • The Industrial Demonstrations Program was created, expanded, and funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act.

Sublime Systems Selected by U.S. Department of Energy to Receive $87M Investment to Accelerate Commercial-Scale, True-Zero Cement Manufacturing Technology

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Monday, March 25, 2024
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“The Department of Energy has cleared this obstacle through funding from OCED’s Industrial Demonstrations Program, embracing its unique role in supporting the deployment of the decarbonized technologies of tomorrow.

Key Points: 
  • “The Department of Energy has cleared this obstacle through funding from OCED’s Industrial Demonstrations Program, embracing its unique role in supporting the deployment of the decarbonized technologies of tomorrow.
  • “The USW congratulates Sublime on being selected to receive this groundbreaking funding from the Department of Energy,” said USW International President Dave McCall.
  • It has since scaled its electrochemical cement manufacturing to a pilot capacity of 250 metric tons per year (TPY).
  • Sublime has already secured capacity reservations for more than 45,000 tons of the Sublime Cement™ that will be produced out of Holyoke.

Cleveland-Cliffs and the United Steelworkers Union Jointly Comment on the Tin Mill Products Final Report Released by the ITC

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Thursday, February 29, 2024
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Lourenco Goncalves, Cleveland-Cliffs' Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "It is now clear that the decision by United States Steel Corporation not to participate as a petitioner in this trade case -- or provide a substantive response to the ITC’s request for further information on the idling of tin lines in Gary and East Chicago, Indiana and the closure of UPI in California -- directly led to the ITC’s negative determination. Had U.S. Steel cooperated with the ITC, the Commission would not have been left without the information needed to discern the market forces behind U.S. Steel’s withdrawal from the tin mill products market in the United States.”

Key Points: 
  • The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) this week issued public documents detailing the rationale behind its unanimous negative injury determination in the tin mill products trade case brought by co-petitioners Cleveland-Cliffs and the United Steelworkers (USW).
  • This determination by the ITC negated the implementation of anti-dumping and countervailing duties calculated by the Department of Commerce and will result in the continuation of widespread unfair trade practices in the tin mill products market.
  • Had U.S. Steel cooperated with the ITC, the Commission would not have been left without the information needed to discern the market forces behind U.S. Steel’s withdrawal from the tin mill products market in the United States.”
    Mr. Goncalves continued, “U.S.
  • In spite of U.S. Steel’s intransigence, I am grateful for the partnership of the USW that allowed this case to go forward.

Cleveland-Cliffs to Idle Weirton Tinplate Facility Following Unfavorable ITC Ruling

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Thursday, February 15, 2024
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Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (NYSE: CLF) announced today that it will be indefinitely idling its tinplate production plant located in Weirton, West Virginia in April 2024.

Key Points: 
  • Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (NYSE: CLF) announced today that it will be indefinitely idling its tinplate production plant located in Weirton, West Virginia in April 2024.
  • These employees will be provided relocation opportunities to work at other Cliffs’ facilities and/or severance packages.
  • Furthermore, Weirton recently concluded a successful run of Drawn & Ironed material that tested perfectly with zero defects.
  • This test proves that Weirton and its workers are able to manufacture all the products the market demands.

United Steelworkers: Fraser Lake Sawmill to Close, 140 Workers Set to Lose Jobs

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Thursday, January 25, 2024
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West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd (West Fraser) has announced the permanent closure of its Fraser Lake Sawmill in British Columbia, affecting the employment of 140 members of the United Steelworkers union (USW).

Key Points: 
  • West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd (West Fraser) has announced the permanent closure of its Fraser Lake Sawmill in British Columbia, affecting the employment of 140 members of the United Steelworkers union (USW).
  • “The closure announcement by West Fraser is a terrible blow to the USW members, their families and the local community especially for a community struggling since their mine closed,” said Bromley.
  • Since 2015, 13 USW-represented operations have vanished, resulting in the loss of over 2,000 direct jobs.
  • In addition, two pulp mills and one sawmill in Mackenzie have closed, contributing to the decline of good-paying jobs that support communities.

Cleveland-Cliffs Applauds Department of Commerce’s Final Determinations on Antidumping and Countervailing Duties for Tin Mill Products

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Friday, January 5, 2024
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Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (NYSE: CLF) today applauded the Department of Commerce’s Final Antidumping and Countervailing Determinations on tin mill products from several trade partners responsible for unfair trade.

Key Points: 
  • Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (NYSE: CLF) today applauded the Department of Commerce’s Final Antidumping and Countervailing Determinations on tin mill products from several trade partners responsible for unfair trade.
  • In January 2023, Cleveland-Cliffs and the United Steelworkers jointly filed an antidumping and countervailing duty trade case alleging that a surge of dumped and subsidized tin mill product imports had materially injured Cleveland-Cliffs’ Weirton operation and its USW workforce.
  • Together with the existing Section 232 tariffs and quotas, these dumping calculations will provide a check against unfairly traded products from all the major sources of tin mill imports.
  • Today’s outcome should put importers on notice that the United States will not tolerate unfair trade that harms employers, workers and communities.”

Cleveland-Cliffs Appoints Ron Bloom to its Board of Directors

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Wednesday, January 3, 2024
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Cleveland-Cliffs (NYSE: CLF) announced today that it has appointed renowned private equity executive, labor and political advisor Ron Bloom to its Board of Directors, effective immediately.

Key Points: 
  • Cleveland-Cliffs (NYSE: CLF) announced today that it has appointed renowned private equity executive, labor and political advisor Ron Bloom to its Board of Directors, effective immediately.
  • With the addition of Mr. Bloom, the Cleveland-Cliffs’ Board of Directors is now comprised of eleven members, of which ten are independent directors.
  • Lourenco Goncalves, Cliffs' Chairman, President, and CEO said: “We are honored to welcome Ron Bloom to our Board of Directors.
  • Mr. Bloom holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School and a bachelor’s degree from Wesleyan University.