U.S. Steel Granite City Works

The Japanese-based Nippon Steel Corp. agreed to purchase U.S. Steel, parent company of the Metro East mill, for $14.1 billion. The deal won’t close until the middle of 2024.

On Tuesday, U.S. Steel sent more than 1,000 notices to employees, warning of potential layoffs. However, Local 1899's president said Wednesday he expects the number to be closer to the 400 who have already lost their jobs.

The move comes after steelmaking was partially idled at the Granite City plant in October, leading to roughly 400 temporary layoffs. Company leaders now tell workers they can meet steel demand through their other plants.

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…