Lakeside Steel reaches tentative agreement with Canadian Auto Workers
Lakeside Steel Inc. announced that it reached a tentative agreement with the Canadian Auto Workers, Local 523 (“CAW Local Union”) representing about 400 employees of Lakeside Steel Corporation (“Lakeside”), the wholly-owned subsidiary of Lakeside Steel, for a three year term ending October 31, 2011.
The agreement is subject to approval by members of the CAW Local Union on November 4, 2008. If approved, Lakeside Steel will report on the main terms of the agreement.
Lakeside Steel is the parent company of Lakeside Steel Corporation (“Lakeside”). Lakeside, located in Welland, Ontario, is a diversified steel pipe and tubing manufacturer. Lakeside’s list of customers includes large oil and gas, mining, automotive and commercial and industrial supply companies. In addition to supplying its products in these industries, Lakeside manufactures pipe and mechanical tubing for the resale market, which is sold to distributors in Eastern Canada and the Northeastern United States. Lakeside manufactures a variety of products for these industries including oil well tubing and casing, mechanical tubing, pressure tubing, automotive tubing, hollows for redraw, line pipe, heating and plumbing pipe, drill rod and specialty tubing. Lakeside serves customers worldwide, either directly or indirectly, in Canada, Australia and the United States.
