The St. Louis Beacon is reporting - just within the last few minutes - that U.S. Steel plans to call at least the first 30 or 40 laid-off steelworkers back to their jobs early next week as they begin "to resume at least limited operations."
Reportedly, local union presidents were called to an unexpected meeting with local management this morning. Apparently, there's been a slow growth in steel orders in recent weeks and "...This week, the orders surged, and the sense of urgency apparently set in to start up steel-making as soon as possible," the Beacon quotes Dave Dowling, a spokesman for the local United Steelworkers.
The first to be called back are maintenance personnel. It's unknown when or how many of the plant's roughly 2,000 employees will be back to work.
Nevertheless, it's great, unexpected news to end the week.
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- Blooms #2 - some current snapshots from the garden (6/11)
- June 7. Ordinations. Clear Creek Monastery - some great photos
- What would you ask a married couple?
- Expanding the Arch Grounds into Illinois?
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