Good evening all. 

 Well it’s wind down time for the Christmas holidays.  A lot different from what we are used to with Covid but it’s nice to have the time off. 

 To the brothers laid off, I hope this doesn’t last long and we get back to precovid times!! Keep your head up brothers! I hope you received your “registered letters” for recall, as stated in the CBA, 7.11 (c). 

 Retirements for next week! I would like to congratulate and wish a happy healthy retirement to, 

Gary Shrieber 

Don Baglole 

Jessie Marcellus 

John Kolodey 

Ken Kurucz 

 Thank you for your years of service! 

Many have received a letter from ArcelorMittal corporate in regards to the Defined Benefits Pension plan. Basically what it’s saying is, the pension plan  is over funded and the company is allowed to take what’s called a, “contribution vacation”, according to the USW legal staff. What they will do instead is invest,  what they would have contributed,  into insurance annuities. It’s legal and has no impact to anyone’s pension at all but those in the DBP plan must be notified.  

Have a great and safe weekend! 

 In solidarity,

Anthony Ciaramella 
President
USW Local 5328