Square D/Schneider Electric ratifies new 3-year labor deal
PALATINE, ILLINOIS - Square D/Schneider Electric announced that all nine bargaining units located at seven of its manufacturing facilities in the United States have ratified a new three-year labor contract.
The contract was ratified in local union votes taken over the past few days.
Negotiations for the contract involved three international unions: the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM&AW), the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT).
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