Stillwater Mining: Union Vote On Tentative Labor Deal Rescheduled

(RTTNews) - Stillwater Mining Co (SWC) on Thursday provided an update to the announcement in May regarding its tentative agreement with the United Steel Workers International Union on the terms of a new labor agreement at the Stillwater Mine and Columbus processing facility. The vote by members of United Steel Workers Local 11-0001 on the proposed agreement originally scheduled for June 4 and June 5 has been deferred to June 9 and June 10, the company said.

The current contract has been extended to June 12.

The Negotiating Committee for the Union and the representative for USW International are unanimously recommending ratification of the tentative agreement to members of the United Steel Workers Local 11-0001. Approval by the union membership is required to ratify the tentative agreement.