{"id":81113,"date":"2025-09-13T06:43:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T06:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/arcelormittal-liberia-signs-sixth-collective-bargaining-agreement"},"modified":"2025-09-13T06:48:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T06:48:09","slug":"arcelormittal-liberia-signs-sixth-collective-bargaining-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/arcelormittal-liberia-signs-sixth-collective-bargaining-agreement","title":{"rendered":"ArcelorMittal Liberia Signs Sixth Collective Bargaining Agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Liberia. <\/strong><\/span>ArcelorMittal Liberia has signed its 6th Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with the United Workers Union of Liberia (UWUL), Local #4, marking another milestone in strengthening labor relations and improving employee welfare.<\/p>\n<p>The new CBA signed on Wednesday delivers several benefits for employees, including a 14.5% salary increment, 15 days of paid annual leave, and a 75% increase in housing allowance to facilitate workers owning their own homes, among others.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday is a proud day for the workers of ArcelorMittal Liberia. After two long months of negotiation, we are signing the sixth Collective Bargaining Agreement, a document that represents the sweat, the sacrifice, and unwavering determination of workers,\u201d Sneh said. \u201cThis agreement has delivered salaries and housing allowance increments that will lift the standard of living for our members and their families. It has secured a commitment to job mapping and restructuring within six months to guarantee fairness and transparency.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>AML Chief Operating Officer, Anthony P. Kocken on behalf of the CEO Michiel Van Der Merwe thanked both negotiation teams representing management and the workforce, noting the agreement shows that AML values its workforce. The agreement, Kocken said forms a cornerstone of partnership among ArcelorMittal, the workforce, the workers\u2019 union and other stakeholders, as the company moves into the Phase Two Expansion Project.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re very pleased with the outcome, and the CEO, Michiel Van Der Merwe sends his congratulations and appreciates all those who\u2019ve been instrumental in reaching this achievement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The agreement underscores AML\u2019s commitment to fostering a respectful and collaborative relationship with its employees, whom it described as \u201cthe heartbeat of our operations.<\/p>\n<p>The 6th CBA is expected to contribute significantly to strengthening industrial harmony, employee satisfaction, and overall productivity in Liberia\u2019s mining sector.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Liberia<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Liberia. ArcelorMittal Liberia has signed its 6th Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with the United Workers Union of Liberia (UWUL), Local #4, marking another milestone in strengthening labor relations and improving employee welfare. The new CBA signed on Wednesday delivers several benefits for employees, including a 14.5% salary increment, 15 days of paid annual [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":81112,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,5],"tags":[234],"class_list":["post-81113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-economy","tag-liberia"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>ArcelorMittal Liberia Signs Sixth Collective Bargaining Agreement - Liberia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"ArcelorMittal Liberia has signed its 6th Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with the United Workers Union of Liberia ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/arcelormittal-liberia-signs-sixth-collective-bargaining-agreement\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"ArcelorMittal Liberia Signs Sixth Collective Bargaining Agreement\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"ArcelorMittal Liberia has signed its 6th Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with the United Workers Union of Liberia ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/arcelormittal-liberia-signs-sixth-collective-bargaining-agreement\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Liberia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-09-13T06:43:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-09-13T06:48:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/liberia\/sites\/37\/2025\/09\/sm_1757733366.037717.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"900\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/arcelormittal-liberia-signs-sixth-collective-bargaining-agreement#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/arcelormittal-liberia-signs-sixth-collective-bargaining-agreement\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"ArcelorMittal Liberia Signs Sixth Collective Bargaining Agreement\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-09-13T06:43:07+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-09-13T06:48:09+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/arcelormittal-liberia-signs-sixth-collective-bargaining-agreement\"},\"wordCount\":303,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/arcelormittal-liberia-signs-sixth-collective-bargaining-agreement#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/liberia\/sites\/37\/2025\/09\/sm_1757733366.037717.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Liberia\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"economy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/arcelormittal-liberia-signs-sixth-collective-bargaining-agreement#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/arcelormittal-liberia-signs-sixth-collective-bargaining-agreement\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/arcelormittal-liberia-signs-sixth-collective-bargaining-agreement\",\"name\":\"ArcelorMittal Liberia Signs Sixth Collective Bargaining Agreement - 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