A tentative agreement was reached between ATI and the United Steelworkers on Friday, according to statements released by both the metals company and union officials.
The union released a statement saying it’s a six-year deal impacting 1,000 union members across locations including Brackenridge, Harrison, Vandergrift, Latrobe, Washington, Pa., and Lockport, N.Y.
“This agreement is a testament to our strength and unity and makes important strides on many of our members’ top priorities, including higher wages, increased paid time off and greater retirement security,” said USW District 10 Director Bernie Hall in a release. “We will be reviewing the details with our members in the coming days, and they will vote on the agreement March 10.”
ATI officials released a statement about the deal late Friday evening.
“The efforts of both parties have resulted in tentative agreements that reward our hard-working employees and contributes to the long-term viability of ATI,” said president and CEO Kim Fields via company release.
Other terms of the agreement beyond the length of the contract were not released by the union or the company.
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The tentative agreement was reached just hours before the current contract was set to expire at midnight.
Union members were notified of the tentative agreement via text.
The text read: “Thanks to everyone who show(ed) up in solidarity and participated in actions to demonstrate our unity for a fair contract, we have reached a tentative agreement with ATI!
“Please continue to report to work as scheduled. Your local union will be sharing information soon. Stay tuned for how you can find out about details in the tentative agreement.”
Union representatives met with heads of the specialty materials company in Pittsburgh on Friday morning.
ATI is among the Alle-Kiski Valley’s largest employers.
In January, it reported $1.2 billion in sales for the fourth quarter of 2024. Full-year sales were $4.4 billion. Officials have credited recent success to the company’s foray into aerospace and defense markets.
Those markets spurred construction of a $1.2 billion Hot Rolling and Processing Facility in Harrison and Brackenridge, which marked its 10th anniversary last summer. It remains the most powerful hot strip mill in the world.
It was four years ago in March that ATI workers walked off the job, resulting in a bitter three-month strike.
The strike marked the first employee-driven work stoppage at the company in nearly 30 years.