American Workers Crushed Under China’s Deliberate Overproduction
I went to Washington, D.C., last week to ask trade experts and lawmakers to stop the relentless, lawless, callous dumping of Chinese steel, aluminum, paper, rubber, glass, chemicals and other products, which has closed mills, killed jobs, destroyed lives, devastated American communities and imperiled national security. American steel is made in the most efficient, cost-effective mills in the world by the most skilled, productive workers anywhere. That’s a fact. It’s a fact th
U.S. Steel lays off 25 percent of salaried employees
Joseph S. Pete joseph.pete@nwi.com, (219) 933-3316 Updated 57 min ago
U.S. Steel, one of Northwest Indiana's largest employers, on Wednesday laid off around 25 percent of its salaried workforce, including at local steel mills.
"This is part of the ongoing adjustment to staff levels and operations due to challenging market conditions, including fluctuating oil prices, reduced rig counts, depressed steel prices and unfairly traded imports," said U.S. Steel spokeswoman Sarah