As Ontario political leaders come up with their plans to try and create more jobs, a group of steel workers are still fighting to keep theirs, along with benefits and pensions.
Members of United Steelworkers Union Local 1005 have been locked out for nearly a year. Tonight they’re holding a meeting not to discuss U.S. Steel’s latest offer – but threats by the company that the Hamilton Works “won’t be protected or subsidized.”
Adam Atkinson spoke to an industry expert about the state of U.S. Steel.
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