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Cleveland-Cliffs, USW Reach Four-Year Agreement
11/06/2026 - Cleveland-Cliffs has reached a tentative, four-year agreement with the United Steelworkers union, the company announced on 6 November.
The agreement covers approximately 12,000 USW-represented employees across the company's mines and steel mills in Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Minnesota and Michigan.
According to Cliffs, the agreement resolves all USW labor contracts currently up for renewal. The new agreements are subject to ratification.
Lourenco Goncalves, Cliffs chairman and chief executive officer, said, “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.”
According to Cliffs, the agreement resolves all USW labor contracts currently up for renewal. The new agreements are subject to ratification.
Lourenco Goncalves, Cliffs chairman and chief executive officer, said, “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.”
