United States Steel Corp. has cut jobs at the company's Pittsburgh headquarters, a spokeswoman for the company confirmed Thursday.
Spokeswoman Sarah Cassella would not give details on the number of reductions or the business segments impacted.
"We continue to adjust our headcount to align with our operational and business needs," Cassella said in a statement.
U.S. Steel (NYSE: X) has been adjusting employment levels as the company weathers a bad global steel market. In an April interview, U.S. Steel CEO Mario Longhi said the company has been taking a well-balanced approach to adjusting its workforce, looking at both its represented workforce and its corporate support functions. At the time, the company had issued 9,000 Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act notices, warning of potential layoffs.
Under Longhi's leadership, U.S. Steel has been involved in an ongoing transformation, known as the Carnegie Way, geared toward improving the company's business in order to earn an economic profit, despite macroeconomic conditions.
Most recently, the company announced in August it would move forward with plans to permanently close its blast furnace and most of its flat-rolled operations at Fairfield Works in Fairfield, Ala., affecting 1,100 employees.
The company also is engaged in ongoing labor negotiations with its represented workforce. U.S. Steel and the United Steelworkers union have been unable to reach a new agreement since the union's contract expired Sept. 1.
According to the union, U.S. Steel has proposed dramatic benefit cuts and employee health care premiums for active employees, as well as a two-tier high-deductible health plan for new hires.
Union employees continue to work at U.S. Steel facilities under the conditions of the most recent contract.
Source: .bizjournals.com
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