Published: May 1, 2013
Tags: Caterpillar, United Steelworkers
The union representing more than 800 workers at the Caterpillar plant in South Milwaukee has rejected the company’s contract offer.
Published: March 22, 2013
Tags: collective bargaining, United Steelworkers, Wausau Paper
Wausau Paper is selling its specialty paper business and two mills in northern Wisconsin to a private equity firm for $130 million.
Published: September 28, 2012
Tags: union contracts, United Steelworkers
The members of the United Steelworkers have approved a new three-year contract with U.S. Steel.
Published: December 14, 2010
Tags: Hoffmaster, labor, Local 2-169, Neubauer, union, United Steelworkers
OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — United Steelworkers leaders say they expect union members will reject a contract proposal Tuesday offered by the Hoffmaster Group Inc. in Oshkosh because it seeks concessions without offering any incentives. About 400 Hoffmaster employees are voting on the three-year contract proposal, which may not bring an end to a six-month impasse [...]
Published: September 16, 2010
Tags: AES Corp., American Wind Energy Association, Biomass Power Association, BlueGreen Alliance, geothermal, Governors' Wind Energy Coalition, National Association of Wheat Growers, National Farmers Union, National Hydropower Association, Obama, renewable energy, Sierra Club, solar, Southern Co., United Steelworkers, wind, Xcel Energy
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By Frederic J. Frommer AP Writer Washington — A lobbying coalition is campaigning to require more electricity be produced by renewable energy sources such as wind, solar and geothermal. But the effort hasn’t gained traction in the Senate this year, despite the push by environmental groups, renewable energy providers, more than half the nation’s governors [...]