PHILADELPHIA, April 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Crown Cork
& Seal USA, Inc., an affiliate
of Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Crown)
(www.crowncork.com), announced that it has reached a new multi-year
labor agreement with the United Steelworkers (USW) union. The
agreement, which is effective retroactively to February 23, 2015, covers 143 employees working
at the Company's Alsip, IL aerosol
packaging plant and its Worland,
WY beverage packaging plant.
"Crown is pleased to have reached a mutually beneficial
agreement with the United Steelworkers," said Djalma Novaes,
President of Crown's Americas Division. "We are committed to
investing in our employees and the communities in which we operate.
We are confident this new agreement will help Crown deliver the
innovation, quality and service our customers expect."
About Crown Holdings, Inc.
Headquartered in
Philadelphia, PA, Crown Holdings,
Inc. is a leading manufacturer of packaging products for consumer
marketing companies around the world. Crown makes a wide
range of metal packaging for food, beverage, household and personal
care and industrial products and metal vacuum closures and
caps. For more information, visit www.crowncork.com.
For more information, contact:
Thomas T. Fischer, Vice President
Investor Relations and Corporate Affairs; Tel: (215) 552-3720;
Email: thomas.fischer@crowncork.com.
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SOURCE Crown Holdings, Inc.