Hoffman and Stuart React to Announced U.S. Steel Sale

GRANITE CITY, Ill. – State Reps. Jay Hoffman, D-Swansea, and Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, are insisting that local workers are heard as Nippon Steel Corporation moves to acquire U.S. Steel without engaging the United Steelworkers (USW) union. Hoffman and Stuart...

Hoffman Reacts to Granite City Steelworker Back Pay News

GRANITE CITY, Ill. – State Rep. Jay Hoffman, D-Swansea, released the following statement Thursday after reports of a settled agreement between United Steelworkers Local 1899 and U.S. Steel to provide two months of back pay for workers laid off in the fall without...

Hoffman and Stuart React to Granite City Works WARN Act Notice

GRANITE CITY, Ill. – State Rep. Jay Hoffman, D-Swansea, and state Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, expressed support for local workers after news broke Tuesday that U.S. Steel plans to lay off a significant portion of the workforce at Granite City Works. “We’re...