Thursday, September 6, 2012

U.S. Steel contract touted as fair deal | granite city contract

U.S. Steel contract touted as fair deal | TribLIVE:

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Safeguarding affordable health care for U.S. Steel retirees was a central sticking point in negotiations between the company and the United Steelworkers, according to union representatives.

The sides resolved that issue in a tentative three-year contract announced on Sunday, though details will be withheld until about 16,000 rank-and-file workers can review and vote on the agreement, USW International Vice President Fred Redmond said Monday.

“Health care is a key factor in all negotiations,” Redmond said. He said the workers, many in the Pittsburgh area, will receive specifics of the proposal over the next two weeks.


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