Union Contracts

In June 2014, members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Local 1943, ratified a 42-month labor agreement covering approximately 1,640 employees at the Middletown Works. The new agreement was reached early. It will replace the current agreement, which was set to expire on September 15, 2014. The new agreement took effect on September 15, 2014 and will expire on March 15, 2018.

The United Steelworkers, Local 1190, has been recognized as the bargaining agent for approximately 220 hourly employees at Mountain State Carbon, LLC. AK Steel will be bargaining in good faith in efforts to reach an initial labor agreement.

An agreement with the United Steelworkers, Local 1915, which represents approximately 110 employees at AK Tube in Walbridge, Ohio, is scheduled to expire on January 22, 2015. An agreement with the United Steelworkers, Local 1865, which represents approximately 820 employees at the Ashland Works, is scheduled to expire on March 1, 2015. An agreement with the United Automobile Workers, Local 4104, which represents approximately 130 employees at the Zanesville Works, is scheduled to expire on May 20, 2015.