Steel Mill, Union Reach Contract Agreement

Keystone Consolidated Industries, Inc. and the Independent Steel Workers Alliance announced that the ISWA membership has overwhelmingly approved revisions to the existing collective bargaining agreement at Keystone's Bartonville Plant. The revisions to the collective bargaining agreement must still be approved by the Bankruptcy Court in Milwaukee before they become effective.

Randy Beck, president of the ISWA, said: "The ISWA members have worked hard to keep the Bartonville Plant open and operating efficiently despite Keystone's financial difficulties during the past months. The ratification vote sends a clear message to Keystone's customers that the ISWA intends to do whatever it can to keep the Bartonville Plant open and products delivered on time."