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National Grid is jeopardizing the safety of our communities by locking out 1,100 of its most experienced employees who are critical to ensuring safe and quality gas work in Massachusetts.

The first Labor Day in our nation was celebrated on September 5, 1882 in New York City

There is a recently negotiated benefit regarding a new program for FREE Hearing Protection!

USW 6787 and Alternative Hearing Care has reached an agreement. We are now offering free custom-made hearing protection to all active and retired USW 6787 union members.

They will make the ear molds to create custom made hearing protection for you. They come in 14 colors, are very comfortable and can last many years. This is a free service valued at $200.

The 2018 Basic Labor Agreement has been ratified.     

The total votes cast for the 14 Local Unions of ArcelorMittal USA are as follows:

Total Ballots: 7,215

Yes: 5,969 (82.7% voted yes)

No: 1,246

 The breakdown of votes cast from Burns Harbor are as follows:

Total Ballots: 2,089

Yes: 1,756 (84.06% voted yes) 

No: 333 

The 9/1/15 United Steelworkers Basic Labor Agreement (BLA) provides for a profit sharing pool of 7.5% of the company’s profits, defined as Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT).  The Company reported an unaudited adjusted EBIT of $381,216,346.93.

 As a result, there was $28,591,226.02 in profit sharing generated for the pool. There were 6,274,317.86 eligible hours worked resulting in a profit sharing amount of $4.557 per hour with a maximum of 48 eligible hours per week.

 $4.557 x 520 hours = $2,369.64