Algoma Steel tables another offer for USW Local 2251

SAULT STE. MARIE — Algoma Steel Group Inc. announced on Aug. 5 that the Company has submitted a revised Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) offer to the Negotiating Committee of United Steelworkers Local Union 2251 (“2251”), the union representing Algoma’s hourly employees.

Algoma has again received notice that the 2251 Negotiating Committee has refused the offer and is not bringing the offer to employees for a vote.

Algoma believes its offer to 2251 provides a highly competitive compensation package.

Algoma’s revised and improved best and final offer contains improvements to the CBA including:

• Wage and cost of living increases totaling approximately 15.2% over 4 years, including the most recent COLA wage increase, plus increased afternoon, night, and Sunday shift premiums
• Signing bonus of $6,000 for established employees ($1,000 for non-established employees) upon ratification
  • Increases to employee benefits that include:
  • Increase in the Company’s contributions to the Defined Contribution pension by a total of $1.00 per hour over 4 years
  • Increase in major medical benefits, including lifetime maximum and visit allotments
  • Increase in vision care
  • Increase in dental benefits, including improvements to lifetime maximum for orthodontics and crown coverage
  • Increase in short-term and long-term disability reduced earnings caps
  • Increase in meal and boot allowances

Algoma President and Chief Executive Officer Michael Garcia commented, “We have worked tirelessly over the last several weeks to come up with a monetary proposal that is seen by both the Company and the Union bargaining committee as fair, competitive, and affordable through all points of the steel cycle. We accomplished this with USW Local 2724, whose bargaining committee and membership approved largely the same offer we have presented to Local 2251. We will continue our efforts to find a way forward that avoids a business interruption.”