During several meetings held throughout the day and night, workers from the union chapters of
Unionized steelworkers who showed at each of this week's voting meetings in
About 700 union members from
"I've never been more proud to be a Steelworker," said
The contracts, last approved in 2015, expired Saturday.
Each side agreed to a contract extension while the union galvanized support for a possible strike through a series of voting meetings.
After three years of wage freezes,
The company's updated contract offer calls for a six-year extension with a 4 percent raise in the first year; a 3 percent raise in the second; and a 1 percent raise in years four through six, with the option to earn an additional 5 percent bonus, the company said. Workers can choose from a no-premium health plan with up to
Union officials estimate the monthly health insurance premiums would cost
The union -- which prefers a three-year extension -- criticized the proposal as an example of
The union further criticized executives of using "windfalls of tariffs and current industry climate that we helped to create to pay themselves even more."
Previously,
Around the country, not a single steelworker has voted against giving negotiators the leverage to strike,
Additional chapter votes outside
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