November 20, 2008

Tentative agreement at Latrobe Specialty Steel

Pittsburgh Post reported that the 360 workers who have been locked out of their jobs at Latrobe Specialty Steel since May 9 will vote this weekend on a tentative agreement.

As pre report negotiators for the company and United Steelworkers Local 1537 reached a tentative agreement in a dispute that began May 1 and was declared a lockout a week later when the company refused to let union members return to work.

The firm makes the steel used in the aerospace industry by Boeing and GE Aircraft Engines and metal for the US Mint.