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Cleveland-Cliffs Reaches New Four-Year Labor Agreements with United Steelworkers

Business Wire•06/11/2026•15:05 ET
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Key Highlights

  • ➤12,000 USW-represented employees covered by new four-year labor agreements
  • ➤All Cleveland-Cliffs USW contracts currently up for renewal resolved
  • ➤Agreements require ratification by USW local union memberships
  • ➤Cleveland-Cliffs says labor stability supports investment and competition

Expert Statements

Lourenco Goncalves, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cleveland-Cliffs

“Our USW-represented employees do work that is essential to Cleveland-Cliffs and to our country. These agreements recognize their contributions and give us the stability we need to invest, compete and continue strengthening American steelmaking. We greatly value our partnership with the USW and its leadership, whose constructive approach allowed us to reach agreements that benefit our employees and Cliffs.”

Cleveland-Cliffs Reaches New Four-Year Labor Agreements with United Steelworkers

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (NYSE:CLF) today announced that it has reached new four-year labor agreements with the United Steelworkers (USW) across its operating footprint. The agreements cover approximately 12,000 USW-represented employees across the Company’s steel plants and mining operations in Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, and Michigan. The agreements resolve all USW labor contracts currently up for renewal.

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