The Sparrows Point steel mill will offer voluntary temporary layoffs after its owner announced it would cut production at its U.S. plants by 30 percent this month and lay off more than 800 workers at other plants, the plant’s union president said.

Russian firm OAO Severstal and the union agreed on the layoffs Friday afternoon, and it is unclear how many will be available, United Steelworkers Local 9477 President John Cirri told The Examiner. He said the union and Severstal hope to limit the layoffs to 10 weeks, and avoid involuntary layoffs for the more than 2,000 workers at the plant.

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