steel manufacturing
Stelco seeks court OK to move ahead with restructuring
Proposal would preserve 2,100 jobs at the company’s facilities in Hamilton and Lake Erie.
Tata Steel UK cutting 1,050 jobs, blames cheap Chinese imports
Cuts follow an earlier round of of 1,200 jobs cuts by the manufacturer in October.
USW calls on Trudeau, Wynne to act on deepening steel industry crisis
Union says ongoing problems at Essar Algoma, US Steel threatening up to 100,000 industry jobs.
Alcoa splitting metals segment from auto, aerospace units
Company expects the split to be complete by the second half of 2016.
USW wants court to open “secret deal” between Feds and US Steel
Steelworkers union and the City of Hamilton have filed a joint motion in Superior Court.
Canam wins contracts worth $191M, including new Oilers arena
North America’s largest fabricator of steel construction products sees net income surge 45%.
PEI finances steel plant expansion in hopes of creating 40 jobs
$4.5M project will expand fabrication shop and to purchase automated equipment to increase production capacity.
400 temporary layoffs avoided at Regina Evraz plant
Rescinded layoff notices were issue during an overstock due to backlogs on exports by rail.
Essar Steel Algoma gets pension relief from Ontario government
Regulation allows for fixed payments over the next three years and extends amortization period to 2024.
Steelworkers union secures 98% strike mandate at AltaSteel
The union says AltaSteel is making extreme demands and trying to undercut union representation.
OHSA fines Republic Steel $1.1M for safety violations
Federal fines include two dozen violations at Canton, Ohio manufacturing plant.
US Steel labour talks stall, 1,000 workers remain locked out
Sides divided over elimination of cost-of-living wage increases, vacation time reductions.