ArcelorMittal Poland strikes crisis pay accord, some facilities still open

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London and Warsaw—ArcelorMittal Poland has completed negotiations with trade unions on so-called economic unemployment pay during the period of crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, ArcelorMittal’s head office in London said Friday. The company’s Krakow blast furnace remains idle but other company facilities in the country continue to produce, according to a spokeswoman. The company signed an agreement with Polish trade unions which is valid from May 1 until July 31, the spokeswoman said. The agreement “is a result of mutually agreed discussions. It is important to underline that the economic unemployment pay will not be lower than the minimum wage in Poland,” she said.