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A U. S. Steel worker inspects equipment after emptying a pot of liquid steel.

Steelworkers union could block sale of Granite City plant — keeping 1,000 jobs

Will Bauer

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 U.S. Steel worker watches as a slab of steel moves through the production process.

Economy & Business

U.S. Steel Lays Off Non-Union Workers In Granite City Due To ‘Challenging Market’

GRANITE CITY — An undisclosed number of non-union employees at Granite City’s U.S Steel plant have been laid off.In a statement U.S. Steel spokesperson…

Granite City native Jason Fernandez, who serves as vice president of Local 1899, was laid off 10 years ago during the Great Recession.

Government, Politics & Issues

Granite City workers in the spotlight as they prepare to make steel again

Mary Delach Leonard

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…

Dan Simmons of United Steelworkers Local 1899 discussed what led to the announcement that U.S. Steel will be rehiring as many as 500 Illinois workers – and what’s next for the plant.

Economy & Business

Demand key to Granite City steelworkers’ rehiring; tariff order ‘icing on the cake,’ says union rep

Evie Hemphill

Ecstatic – that’s the word that Dan Simmons used to describe the mood in Granite City, Illinois, this week.On Friday’s St. Louis on the Air, the United…

Most of the operations at Granite City Steel were put on hold in early 2016.

Economy & Business

Trade action could impact Granite City Steel

Wayne Pratt

Updated July 27 with comments from U.S. Steel CEO - New leadership at U.S. Steel is linking the outcome of a federal trade case to the potential…

Health, Science, Environment

Efforts to track greenhouse gases could help improve air quality in Granite City

Eli Chen

For years, Granite City had some of the worst air quality in Illinois. But a new effort to track greenhouse gases could help reduce the city’s air…

Economy & Business

Gov. Rauner signs bill helping laid-off steelworkers

Wayne Pratt

Updated at 3 p.m. Dec. 19 with news of the bill signing — Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed a bill that would extend unemployment benefits for 2,000…

Doug Byrum poses for a portrait with his wife, Ruth Ann, at their Mitchell, Illinois, home on Nov. 7, 2016. Byrum is one of 2,000 U.S. Steel employees who has been without work for nearly a year.

Economy & Business

Laid off Granite City steelworkers wait, worry

Wayne Pratt

Discussions are underway this week at the Illinois Statehouse about whether to extend unemployment benefits for laid-off steelworkers in the Metro East. A…

U.S. Steel continues to ramp up production at Granite City Works following an idling that lasted for a couple of years.

Economy & Business

Still no plan to resume steel production in Granite City

Wayne Pratt

Tough market conditions continue to idle steel making in Granite City. The chief executive officer of U.S. Steel says the company still does not have a…

A view of the outside of the United Steelworkers office in Granite City.

Economy & Business

U.S. Steel links demand to Granite City plant's future

Wayne Pratt

Updated 12:30 p.m., April 27, with CEO comments — There is still no firm timeline for production to resume at the U.S. Steel plant in Granite City. The…