US Steel To Lay Off 677 Workers

Alabamians are among those to lose jobs as United States Steel Corporation cuts back

By: Michael Snowden | WKRG-TV
Published: November 13, 2008

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PITTSBURGH (AP) - United States Steel Corp. says it is laying
off 677 workers in the United States and Canada because of lower
demand for steel amid the economic downturn.
The layoffs, effective immediately, include 500 employees in the
United States and 177 in Canada, said John Armstrong. They affect
workers at U.S. Steel's facilities in the Pittsburgh area;
northwest Indiana; Fairfield, Ala.; Ecorse and River Rouge, Mich.,
and Granite City, Ill. In Canada, the company is laying off workers
at its Hamilton and Erie plants.
Armstrong declined to provide details about the number of
workers being laid off at each facility.
Company officials say the dramatic downturn in the economy has
negatively affected U.S. Steel's overall business.

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