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🌱 What’s in the proposed contract for Burns Harbor steelworkers?
Burns Harbor, Indiana Patch AM: a 3 min readGreetings Burns Harbor! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- What’s in the proposed contract for Burns Harbor steelworkers?
- A freighter visiting Burns Harbor carries an Edmund Fitzgerald connection
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: A couple of showers, with a high of 57 and low of 44 degrees.
- Thursday: Cooler with periods of rain, temps: high: 48, low: 35.
- Friday: Snow and rain in the morning, with a high of 41 and low of 37 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Cleveland-Cliffs proposes four-year contract with 18% pay increase, $4B in investment (nwitimes.com) — Union steelworkers at Burns Harbor Works would receive raises and keep premium-free health insurance under Cleveland-Cliffs’ proposed four-year contract. The tentative deal includes a $4,000 ratification payment and a $4 billion investment pledge across union mills, including Burns Harbor. Workers still must approve it, with voting details to come. 
• When the Edmund Fitzgerald vanished, the Wilfred Sykes answered the call (masoncountypress.com) — A steam-powered freighter still delivering limestone to Burns Harbor carries a connection to the Edmund Fitzgerald disaster. The Wilfred Sykes joined the expanded search after the 1975 sinking that killed 29 sailors. A reporter’s October voyage aboard the ship offers a firsthand look at its working crew and historic machinery.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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