Steelworkers Say Yes To U.S. Steel Contract With 14% Wage Increase

[Omaha Steve]

Sahid Fawaz November 14, 2018
Steelworkers finally secured their pay increase.

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports:

“After about four months of contentious negotiations, the United Steelworkers announced on Tuesday a new four-year labor contract covering about 16,000 U.S. Steel workers.

The contract, which takes effect immediately, includes a 14 percent wage boost over four years and maintains the union’s health care coverage — a reflection of the American steel industry’s rebound over the last year.

In the last two weeks, the United Steelworkers membership voted by “an overwhelming margin” to approve the union’s tentative agreement with the Pittsburgh steelmaker, the union said in a press release. The union did not disclose the exact vote total.

The deal stands in stark contrast to the previous contract, which was negotiated in 2015 during an industry downturn.

FULL story: http://labor411.org/411-blog/steelworkers-say-yes-to-u-s-steel-contract-with-14-wage-increase/

[Ohiogal]

1. And I suppose

Dolt 45 will take full credit for this.

[rurallib]

3. I wonder if he would? I doubt management and ownership in any industry

will look favorably on what looks like a sign of some resurgence of union power. They are the owners of the Repug party.

It will be interesting to see how this plays.

[Power 2 the People]

2. Hate to see Drumpf take credit but glad for the union and its members.

Bittersweet.