Granite City Steel

While a looming deal to sell two furnaces at Granite City Works could cut 1,000 jobs, the local's president at the steel mill says U.S. Steel needs union approval to sell.

A pending corporate deal would permanently shut down steelmaking operations at the mill in Granite City, cutting an estimated 1,000 jobs.

Salvation Army bell-ringer David Burks was making a joyful noise in front of the Granite City Walmart on a recent Friday morning. He greeted everyone who…

Updated July 27 at 2:37 p.m. - STLPR journalist Jason Rosenbaum joined St. Louis on the Air host Don Marsh to provide further analysis and a…

After a two-year wait for jobs to come back, steelworkers threw an old-fashioned street party on Saturday, just blocks from U.S. Steel’s Granite City…

Steelworkers are about to start making steel again at U.S. Steel’s Granite City Works — and they’re throwing a street party on Saturday to celebrate.In…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 6, 2010 - Dan Simmons, president of Local 1899 of the United Steelworkers, said he never…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 19, 2009 - "G-He, G-Hi, G-Ho, Ho, Ho. Granite City Warriors Go, Go, Go!"If these words stir…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 7, 2009 - What a prize they would be today, that bat and baseball autographed by the St. Louis…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 30, 2009 - How are things in Granite City?It's a question that Mayor Ed Hagnauer gets asked…