Imports, labor contracts vie for attention at SSS

摘要

The official agenda of the Steel Success Strategies XXX Conference was focused on imports, particularly from China, but on the sidelines a topic that dominated industry headlines in the past re-emerged: labor relations. No United Steelworkers union officials spoke at this year’s conference in New York, but attendees said it’s unlikely that mills and the USW see eye to eye on what is needed to keep the steel industry on its feet in the current tough market.