United Steelworkers and ArcelorMittal contract bargainers plan to meet next Monday in Pittsburgh and continue negotiations until they reach an agreement, union officials said Monday.
The four-year contract for the union representing about 14,000 workers, including 100-plus at the company's coke plant near Warren, will expire Sept. 1, the union said.
Negotiations began May 29, when the company proposed reducing wages and benefits by more than $28 an hour, including a proposal for more cuts if management determines they're necessary due to a business downturn, according to the union.
Bill Prejsnar, president of the USW Local 1375 unit at the coke plant, sits on the bargaining committee.