steel &mdash; Fight Back! News https://fightbacknews.org/tag:steel News and Views from the People's Struggle Wed, 20 May 2026 03:14:30 +0000 https://i.snap.as/RZCOEKyz.png steel &mdash; Fight Back! News https://fightbacknews.org/tag:steel Steelworkers move closer to strike against ArcelorMittal https://fightbacknews.org/steelworkers-move-closer-strike-against-arcelormittal?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[Enter a descriptive sentence about the photo here. Washington, D.C. – 12,000 members of United Steelworkers (USW) are moving closer to strike against ArcelorMittal. An October 12 statement from the USW negotiating committee at ArcelorMittal says, “Unfortunately, while our union has pursued every option to avoid a work stoppage, ArcelorMittal’s persistent, onerous and unnecessary demands for concessions may leave over 12,000 members with little choice.” !--more-- Negotiations with ArcelorMittal have been going on since July 2018. In response to company demands for big concessions in health care and pensions, a strike was authorized mid-September. #WashingtonDC #PeoplesStruggles #strike #ArcelorMittal #Strikes #steel div id="sharingbuttons.io"/div]]> Enter a descriptive sentence about the photo here.

Washington, D.C. – 12,000 members of United Steelworkers (USW) are moving closer to strike against ArcelorMittal. An October 12 statement from the USW negotiating committee at ArcelorMittal says, “Unfortunately, while our union has pursued every option to avoid a work stoppage, ArcelorMittal’s persistent, onerous and unnecessary demands for concessions may leave over 12,000 members with little choice.”

Negotiations with ArcelorMittal have been going on since July 2018. In response to company demands for big concessions in health care and pensions, a strike was authorized mid-September.

#WashingtonDC #PeoplesStruggles #strike #ArcelorMittal #Strikes #steel

]]> https://fightbacknews.org/steelworkers-move-closer-strike-against-arcelormittal Sat, 13 Oct 2018 00:58:49 +0000 Steelworkers authorize strike against ArcelorMittal https://fightbacknews.org/steelworkers-authorize-strike-against-arcelormittal?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[Washington, DC - The United Steelworkers (USW) announced today, Sept. 18, that the 13 locals at ArcelorMittal unanimously authorized a strike. About 15,000 workers could take part. The vote means that the USW bargaining committee now has the power to call a strike if needed. !--more-- At is issue are wages and demands by the corporation that the USW make concessions. Leaders of the USW say they will not cave in to ArcelorMittal’s attacks. Negotiations are also continuing with U.S. Steel. #WashingtonDC #PeoplesStruggles #ArcelorMittal #Strikes #UnitedSteelworkers #usw #steel div id="sharingbuttons.io"/div]]> Washington, DC – The United Steelworkers (USW) announced today, Sept. 18, that the 13 locals at ArcelorMittal unanimously authorized a strike. About 15,000 workers could take part. The vote means that the USW bargaining committee now has the power to call a strike if needed.

At is issue are wages and demands by the corporation that the USW make concessions.

Leaders of the USW say they will not cave in to ArcelorMittal’s attacks.

Negotiations are also continuing with U.S. Steel.

#WashingtonDC #PeoplesStruggles #ArcelorMittal #Strikes #UnitedSteelworkers #usw #steel

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