1. A M N
M U
Monday, August 27, 2012
Weekend Talks with ArcelorMittal Yield Little Progress
With just a few days remaining before our company to turn our plants over to contractors and
contracts with ArcelorMittal expire, your salaried “engineers.”
Negotiating Committee continues to try to engage Given management’s persistence in pursuit of a
the company on all outstanding issues on a variety contract that reverses more than 70 years of
of levels. progress for union members and families, your
With major economic and non-economic continued attention, support and solidarity are
items to address before our now more important than ever
deadline, A r c e l o r M i t t a l Wednesday will be our second to our success as we enter this
management shows no sense Sticker Day. Look for your new final week of bargaining.
of urgency by postponing and sticker with a clear and simple We still have a lot of
ca nc eli n g s u b co m m i t t e e message to management: ground to cover but we believe
meetings. The company is still Fair Contract Now! that as long as you continue to
challenging even relatively And be sure to turn over to read stand united, we can accomplish
minor issues such as contract today’s Q&A. anything — including
language about scheduling reaching a fair contract with
bereavement leave and justice & dignity. this company — despite management’s ongoing
In the meantime, we have presented the attempts to undermine our past progress and the
company with a series of proposals that address future of our standard of living and working
the issues we believe are consistent with our goals conditions.
of respecting our past and securing our
future.
For generations, our union has fought to make WE ARE 100% UNION
our mills and communities places we can be proud
to work and live. ArcelorMittal management —
after months of hearing your strong and loud NO ALWAYS HAVE BEEN — ALWAYS WILL BE
— still wants an agreement that would allow the
Your USW Nego a ng Commi ee
David McCall, Chairman Jim Robinson, Secretary
USW District 1 Director USW District 7 Director
Mark Granakis Tom Hargrove Lonnie Asher Sheldon Gregg
USW Local 979 USW Local 1010 USW Local 1011 USW Local 1165
Indiana Harbor East, Indiana Harbor
Cleveland Indiana Harbor West Coatesville
Long Carbon & Riverdale
Bill Prejsnar Ray Napoli Mark Glyp s Dave Bombich
USW Local 1375 USW Local 1688 USW Local 2911 USW Local 6115
Warren Coke Steelton Weirton Minorca Mine
Paul Gipson James Sanderson Lloyd Turpin Albert Caldwell
USW Local 6787 USW Local 7898 USW Local 9462 USW Local 2342
Burns Harbor Georgetown Conshohocken Columbus Processing
Todd Kegley Doug Mullen Kinley Porter
USW Local 9231 USW Local 9309 USW Local 9121
New Carlisle Columbus Coa ngs LaPlace

2. Q&A: Strike and Defense Fund & Health Care
Health Care
Strike and Defense Fund
Q. Will my health care
Q. How does our Union’s people have different coverage continue if we
Strike and Defense Fund economic circumstances, strike or are locked out?
work? and the idea is that we all A. Yes. Our benefits
A. T h e S t e e l w o r k e r s work together to support agreement (covering both
International Strike and each other. active and retirees)
Defense Fund provides For more than 40 years continues for 150 days
money to help union S t e e l w o r k e r s have following the expiration of
members during strikes and maintained our Strike and the contract. This means
lockouts. The Fund pays to Defense Fund on this basis, that, in the case of a strike
or lockout, the Program of
your local union $200 per
Insurance Benefits, with the
week per m e m b e r , Be Sure to Turn Over to
exception of new Sickness
beginning with the fourth
week of a strike or
Read Today’s Membership and Accident claims,
remains in effect until
lockout. Update on Negotiations February 1.
Q. How is the money Over the Weekend Q. If I am receiving S&A
distributed? o r W o r k e r s '
A. The money is distributed and have successfully Compensation benefits,
on the basis of individual brought everyone through will these benefits
need. Each Local Union major fights – some lasting continue during a strike
establishes a committee to for long periods of time. or lockout?
assess needs and distribute Q. Is our Strike and A. Yes. By law, employees
receiving S&A, workers'
the money. The committees Defense Fund healthy?
compensation or leaves of
receive training from the A. Yes. The Fund currently
absence would be unaffected.
International, and the stands at approximately Employees who are on S&A
assistance of International $210 million. We believe benefits prior to the strike
Auditors to account for the that this is enough to would continue to receive
funds. ensure that we can support weekly benefits until they
Q. Why is it distributed a major strike or lockout, as recover or exhaust their
based on need? well as other fights we are benefits. If you have any
A. The key to winning a involved in, and sends a problems receiving your S&A
strike or lockout is strong signal to employers or workers' compensation
maintaining the solidarity that we are prepared. report them to your Local
of everyone. Different Union as soon as possible.