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:: Monday, May 31, 2004 ::
Contract talks to open between Cliffs, USWA By LEE BLOOMQUIST, Duluth News Tribune, MN
One concern is the company's decision to reduce the number of craft workers by hiring outside contractors, said Mike Woods, president of USWA Local 1938 in Virginia. Craft workers include maintenance mechanics, auto repairmen, iron workers and machinists. Having contractors perform additional work has often resulted in higher cost to the company, Woods said.
A backlog of hundreds of unsolved grievances at Minntac and Keewatin Taconite, and reducing the use of workers who have the skills to perform repair jobs, also remain important issues, he added.
'It's been a rough year. There have been quite a few problems,' Woods said.
Rich Rojeski, president of USWA Local 2705 at Hibbing Taconite, said Steelworkers don't want to negotiate a U.S. Steel-type contract that includes steel mills. Cleveland-Cliffs supplies taconite pellets to steel companies, but does not own any steel mills.------------------------------------------- posted 6:49 AM :: reference link ::
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