Tag: laid-off steelworkers
Hope and 500 union jobs return to Granite City
Steelworkers celebrate tariffs announcement, return of jobs
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Granite City, IL – The sidelined Steelworker looked at his local president, Dan Simmons, and asked,...
Laid-off steelworkers, other community residents unwrap holiday generosity
Granite City, IL – About 660 families, including laid-off steelworkers and other community residents came to the Granite City Township Building Dec. 20 for...
Steelworkers’ kids get a special visitor in time for Christmas
Granite City, IL – Santa paid a special visit to the children of United Steelworkers, hundreds of whom remain laid-off with benefits long exhausted,...
Stuart-supported benefit provides food, clothing for laid-off Steelworkers
Collinsville, IL. – Laid-off steelworkers and their families received food, clothing and other items Dec. 20 at a Granite City Holiday Food Basket Giveaway...
Santa will visit steelworkers’ kids Dec. 16
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Granite City – Holiday helping is gearing up in Madison County, where hundreds of steel workers remain laid off and...
Stuart partnering with Steelworkers retirees, United Way for holiday drive to...
Collinsville, IL – As the holiday season approaches, state Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, is co-hosting a winter clothing drive to support the laid-off steelworkers...
Steelworkers planning ‘back-to-work’ rally on July 20
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Granite City, IL – Workers from Granite City Steel are ready to tell U.S. Steel to put them back to work.
A rally...
Weekly food bank helps steelworker families
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Granite City – Even with some improvement evident at Granite City Steel, hundreds of workers there and at American Steel/Amsted Rail...
Christmas spirit takes over in Granite City
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Granite City, IL – There weren’t any bells ringing, but the feeling was all there.
This industrial city has taken some of...
Steelworkers’ benefit extension signed into law
Granite City, IL – Laid-off steel workers will get a new round of unemployment benefits with the signing of a bill sponsored by Metro-East...