USW reaches tentative agreement with ArcelorMittal

PITTSBURGH — The United Steelworkers has reached tentative agreement on a new contract with ArcelorMittal USA for about 14,000 workers at 15 of the company’s U.S. locations, including one in Warren, the union said today.

After voted on by membership, the proposed agreement would expire Sept. 1, 2018.

“For ten months, our brothers and sisters marched in the streets, rallied at their plant gates and delivered our message to management every step of the way,” said Mike Millsap, USW District 7 director, in a statement. “Rather than allow the company to divide and conquer, our committee shared information to keep everyone informed, and our local union activists and leaders truly held everyone together.”

The contract covers 149 hourly employees at the ArcelorMittal Warren location.

ArcelorMittal Warren, located at 2234 Main Ave. SW, is a coke plant where metallurgical-grade coal is converted into coke.

In coming weeks, the USW will schedule meetings to present the proposed new contract to members at each location and deliver a summary with mail-in ballots and instructions for the ratification vote.