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USW, AK Tube Sign Three-Year Contract
Written by Tim Triplett
November 15, 2017
Members of the United Steel Workers Local 1915 have ratified a three-year labor agreement with AK Tube LLC, a subsidiary of AK Steel, covering about 100 hourly production employees at the company’s Walbridge, Ohio, facility. The new agreement is effective from Jan. 22, 2018, to Jan. 22, 2021.
“We are pleased to have reached an agreement at AK Tube ahead of the expiration date,” said Roger K. Newport, Chief Executive Officer of AK Steel. “The new agreement provides a competitive labor contract that advances the interests of our employees and the company.” AK Tube produces carbon and stainless tubular steel products for truck, automotive and other markets.
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