The United Steelworkers (USW) and the ATI Albany, Ore., titanium unit and Allegheny Ludlum unit of Allegheny Technologies on February 8 announced a tentative agreement on new four-year contracts. Previous agreements are set to expire on June 30, 2007.
The tentative contracts, if ratified by the membership, would cover approximately 3,000 USW-represented workers at Allegheny Ludlum specialty steel plants in
The early settlement was approved unanimously February 7 by a bargaining committee made up of 16 local union presidents from the
Terms of the tentative deal were withheld until details can be distributed to USW members for their review.
The agreement will be voted on by mail ballot consistent with the unions’ past practice in the steel industry. Results of the ratification are expected by early March.
USW international vice president Tom Conway, the union’s lead negotiator in the discussions, said the settlement meets the needs of both parties by recognizing both the market conditions for products produced and the hard work and productivity improvements accomplished by USW members during the current agreement. “We are pleased with the results,”
The USW is the largest industrial union in North America and represents more than 850,000 members in the
