U.S. Steel Granite City Works

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

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…

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…

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, June 19, 2009 - The good news continues in Granite City, where about 600 laid-off steelworkers will…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 12, 2009 - About 30 or 40 laid-off steelworkers should be back on the job early next week as…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 8, 2009 - In good times, Gateway Regional Medical Center is Granite City's third-largest…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 1, 2009 - Last hired in, first to be laid off.That was the reality for a group of laid-off United…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 30, 2009 - The day after U.S. Steel announced worse-than-expected first-quarter losses, Russ…