The steel industry and politicians say the rules would impose heavy costs on domestic steelmaking, making it less competitive, while environmentalists say the regulations do not go far enough to
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, is heading a bipartisan effort to convince the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider three rules he says will damage Ohio’s steel industry.
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Militant/Tony LaneSteelworkers on strike against ATI and supporters rally May 15.
LOUISVILLE, Ohio Some 150 striking steelworkers, fellow United Steelworkers union members, retirees and other supporters rallied May 15, as 1,300 steelworkers here and in four other states continue their strike against Allegheny Technologies Inc.
ATI announced last December they were planning to shut down the Louisville plant. Since then no closure date and no severance package have been set.
“The company won’t give us a shutdown date, so do they want to shut it down?” Dave Burgess, one of the Louisville strikers, told the
Militant. “They’re trying to sway the union to take a bad contract.”