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Section A.
Parties to the Agreement
1.
This Agreement, dated as of December 15, 2002 and June 16, 2003
for the Employees of the former Bethlehem Steel Corporation facilities
(the Basic Labor Agreement, BLA, or the Agreement), is between
International Steel Group Inc. (ISG or the Company as further defined
below) and the United Steelworkers of America, AFL-CIO·CLC, or its
successor (the Union or USWA) on behalf of the Employees of the Company
(as defined in Article Two, Section A (Coverage) at its facilities in
Hennepin, Illinois (ISG Hennepin), East Chicago, Indiana (ISG Indiana
Harbor), Cleveland, Ohio (ISG Cleveland), Warren, Ohio, (ISG Warren) and
Riverdale, Illinois (ISG Riverdale), Burns Harbor, Indiana (ISG Burns
Harbor), Sparrows Point, Maryland (ISG Sparrows Point), Conshohocken,
Pennsylvania (ISG Conshohocken), Coatesville, Pennsylvania (ISG
Coatesville), Steelton, Pennsylvania (ISG Steelton) and Lackawanna, New
York, (ISG Lackawanna).
2.
Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Company shall
include any current or future Affiliate of ISG.
a.
An
Affiliate shall mean any business enterprise that Controls, is under the
Control of, or is under common Control with ISG.
b.
Control
of a business enterprise shall mean possession, directly or indirectly
of either;
(1)
fifty percent (50%) of the equity of the enterprise; or
(2)
the power to direct the management and policies of said
enterprise.
Section B. Term of Agreement
1.
The effective date of the Agreement shall be
December 15, 2002
, (the Effective
Date) except as otherwise expressly provided.
2.
Except as otherwise provided below, this Basic Labor Agreement
shall terminate at the expiration of sixty (60) days after either party
shall give written notice of termination to the other party, but in any
event shall not terminate earlier than September 1, 2008 (the
Termination Date).
3.
If either party gives such notice, it may include therein notice
of its desire to negotiate with respect to insurance, pensions,
successorship and supplemental unemployment benefits.
If the parties do not reach agreement with respect to such
matters by the Termination Date, either party may thereafter resort to
strike or lockout, as the case may be, in support of its position with
respect to such matters, as well as any other matter in dispute.
This Paragraph shall apply to all such matters, including
insurance, pensions, successorship and supplemental unemployment
benefits, notwithstanding any contrary provision of existing agreements
on those subjects.
4.
Any notice to be given under this Agreement shall be given by
certified mail and shall be postmarked by the required date.
Mailing of notice to the
Union
should be addressed
to the United Steelworkers of America,
Five
Gateway
Center
,
Pittsburgh
,
Pennsylvania
15222
; mailing of notice
to the Company should be addressed to
3250 Interstate Drive
,
Richfield
,
Ohio
44286
.
Either party may, by like written notice, change the address to
which certified mail notice shall be given.
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