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Mikulski Applauds Labor Agreement at Sparrows Point Mill

Statement

Date: May 6, 2011
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Labor Unions

U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) today issued the following statement on the announcement that the United Steelworkers have ratified their labor agreement with Renco Group subsidiary RG Steel -- owners of the Sparrows Point Steel Mill:

"I am so pleased to hear that the United Steelworkers have finalized their labor agreement with RG Steel Inc., the American company that has taken ownership of the Sparrows Point mill. This agreement preserves vital manufacturing jobs and ensures good jobs at good wages stay in Baltimore.

"For more than 100 years, the workers at Sparrows Point have produced the steel that built America. From forging the trusses for the Golden Gate Bridge to building the ships that took America to war, no mill has played a larger role in the history of Baltimore or, indeed, this country. Throughout it all, from the boom years to the hardships of the last few decades, the workers have never flinched."


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