8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT

TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) July 9, 2006

RYERSON INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

1-9117	36-3425828
(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

2621 West 15th Place, Chicago, Illinois 60608

(Address Of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

(773) 762-2121

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 8.01 Other Events

On Sunday, July 9, 2006, members of Local Unions 9777 and 6787 represented by the United Steelworkers and Teamsters Local Union 714 joint union ratified a three-year collective bargaining agreement covering three Chicago area Ryerson facilities with Joseph T. Ryerson and Son, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Ryerson Inc. (RYI). The agreement, tentatively entered into on June 22, 2006, continues until March 31, 2009. A copy of the press release dated July 10, 2006 is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a) None

(b) None

(c) A list of exhibits is attached hereto as an Exhibit Index and is incorporated by reference.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	RYERSON INC.
Dated: July 10, 2006	/s/ Lily L. May
	By:	Lily L. May
	Its:	Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated July 10, 2006 re Union agreement ratified

EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

For additional information:	NEWS RELEASE
Terence R. Rogers,
VP Finance and Treasurer
773.788.3720

JOINT UNION RATIFIES CONTRACT

AT RYERSON CHICAGO – AREA FACILITIES

Chicago, Illinois – July 10, 2006 – On Sunday, July 9, 2006, members of Local Unions 9777 and 6787 represented by the United Steelworkers and Teamsters Local Union 714 joint union ratified a three-year collective bargaining agreement covering three Chicago area Ryerson facilities with Joseph T. Ryerson and Son, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Ryerson Inc. (RYI). The agreement, tentatively entered into on June 22, 2006, continues until March 31, 2009.

The joint union represents approximately 540 employees at the Chicago, Illinois and Burns Harbor, Indiana facilities of Ryerson, which locations account for approximately 10 percent of the company’s sales revenues. The prior collective bargaining agreement for Ryerson’s Chicago-area facilities expired January 31, 2006.

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Ryerson is a leading metals service center in North America, with 2005 sales of $5.8 billion. Ryerson distributes and processes metals, primarily stainless steel, carbon steel and aluminum, through a network of more than 110 distribution facilities across the U.S., Canada, Mexico and India.