USW reaches tentative agreement with U. S. Steel

Members of the United Steelworkers (USW) union have reached a tentative agreement with U. S. Steel on a new master agreement covering 16,000 workers at facilities across the country.

The union's collective bargaining agreements with U. S. Steel expired on Sept. 1, but USW members agreed to work under an extension as bargaining continued. The two sides began negotiations in July. The previous agreement, reached during a downturn in the steel industry, contained a three-year wage freeze. In early September, as the company continued to insist upon major concessions from the workforce, members voted unanimously to authorize a strike.

USW members will hold meetings in the coming weeks to review and discuss the tentative contract before casting their votes.