Market Chatter: United Steelworkers Union Cautiously Optimistic on Nippon Steel One Year After U.S. Steel Deal

MT Newswires Live
Jun 23

The United Steelworkers (USW) union remains watchful over Nippon Steel's (TYO:5401) promised investments a year after its acquisition of U.S. Steel, Nikkei Asia reported Tuesday, citing USW executive Bernie Hall.

Hall noted that union pressure helped push Nippon Steel to increase its capital commitment to $11 billion with added guarantees. However, he emphasized that strict follow-through is critical given U.S. Steel's history of unfulfilled promises, the report said.

While direct communication with Nippon Steel has been limited, talks are expected to ramp up ahead of a Sept. 1 expiration date for the labor contract covering 11,000 members, Nikkei reported.

Nippon Steel did not immediately respond to a request for comment from MT Newswires.

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