Union Contracts (Notes)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Union Contracts [Abstract]

Union Contracts

Union Contracts

In the first quarter of 2017, members of the United Steelworkers, Local 169, ratified a labor agreement covering approximately 305 employees at Mansfield Works. The new agreement expires March 31, 2021.

In March 2017, we and the United Auto Workers, Local 600, which represents approximately 1,165 employees at Dearborn Works, agreed to extend the current labor agreement to May 31, 2017, two months from its original March 31, 2017 expiration. On May 31, 2017, we and the United Auto Workers, Local 600, agreed to continue to negotiate in good faith to reach a new labor agreement, and that the parties shall continue to operate under the terms and conditions of the existing labor agreement.

In September 2017, members of the United Auto Workers, Local 3044, ratified a labor agreement covering approximately 320 employees at Rockport Works. The new agreement expires September 30, 2021.

An agreement with the United Steelworkers, Local 1915-15, that governs approximately 100 production employees at AK Tube in Walbridge, Ohio, is scheduled to expire on January 22, 2018.

An agreement with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Local 1943, that governs approximately 1,720 production employees at Middletown Works is scheduled to expire on March 15, 2018.

An agreement with the United Steelworkers, Local 1865, that governs approximately 625 production employees at Ashland Works is scheduled to expire on September 1, 2018.