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Steelworkers Reach Tentative Pact: The union said the four-year contract with Lukens Steel Co. would cover 1,150 workers in Coatesville, Pa. Andrew V. Palm, chief negotiator for the United Steelworkers of America, said the agreement includes provisions for wage and benefit increases, employment security and improvements regarding the contracting of work and in pension payments. A secret ballot vote is scheduled for Wednesday. The previous contract expired at midnight last Wednesday but was extended as negotiations continued.
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