US steel
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US firms seeking Trump’s steel tariff waiver face a backlash
Companies risk being forced out of business if not excused from the 25% tariff.
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Government, US Steel reach consent decree over chemical spill
Discharge contained hexavalent chromium, a toxic heavy metal that might be carcinogenic if ingested.
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EPA: No significant chemical discharge from US Steel spill
Expansion joint failed in a pipe, allowing wastewater to eventually flow into a waterway flowing into Lake Michigan.
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US Steel leaks chemical into Lake Michigan tributary
Blamed on an expansion joint that failed in a pipe at the Indiana facility.
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Stelco seeks court OK to move ahead with restructuring
Proposal would preserve 2,100 jobs at the company’s facilities in Hamilton and Lake Erie.
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US Steel Canada will be sold to Bedrock pending Court approval
Sale will release US Steel from all claims relating to environmental, pension and other liabilities.
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Ontario, Bedrock sign MOU to aid with US Steel Canada restructuring
Aim is to protect jobs, pensions and ongoing operations at the Hamilton and Lake Erie facilities.
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Ontario, Bedrock sign deal to aid with US Steel Canada restructuring
Terms of the MOU are confidential until the court process allows them to be made public.
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USW calls on Trudeau, Wynne to act on deepening steel industry crisis
Union says ongoing problems at Essar Algoma, US Steel threatening up to 100,000 industry jobs.
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Steelworkers say mediated talks with US Steel continue ahead of court hearing
Union is opposing company’s request for permission to stop paying certain benefits to retirees.
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US Steel asks to extend protection to restructure
Unable to negotiate a sale of its Ontario operations or reach a restructuring agreement.
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USW wants court to open “secret deal” between Feds and US Steel
Steelworkers union and the City of Hamilton have filed a joint motion in Superior Court.
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US Steel building new Pittsburgh headquarters
Five story building will be on site of former Penguins rink and will house 800 employees.
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Judge approves US Steel financing plan
Ontario government agrees not to oppose amended plan.
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Ontario objects to parts of US Steel’s financing plan
Concerned about conditions attached to $185 million in temporary funding.
