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Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel file suit after Biden administration blocks $15-billion deal
5 days, 11 hours ago

Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel file suit after Biden administration blocks $15-billion deal

LA Times  

Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel filed a federal lawsuit challenging a Biden administration decision to block Nippon’s proposed $15-billion acquisition of the Pittsburgh company and said that the head of the steelworkers union and a rival steelmaker worked together to scuttle the buyout. Biden said Friday that U.S. companies producing a large amount of steel need to “keep leading the …

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'Gut punch': Steelworkers union stunned after Trump vows to scuttle international deal
1 month, 1 week ago

'Gut punch': Steelworkers union stunned after Trump vows to scuttle international deal

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's stated intention to block the sale of U.S. Steel to the Japanese firm Nippon Steel Co. for $14.9 billion triggered howls of outrage, reported the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review — including from a number of steelworkers who backed Trump for president. “I am very frustrated with the news that came out last night,” said United Steelworkers Local 2227 Vice President …

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'Gut punch': Steelworkers union stunned after Trump vows to scuttle international deal
1 month, 1 week ago

'Gut punch': Steelworkers union stunned after Trump vows to scuttle international deal

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's stated intention to block the sale of U.S. Steel to the Japanese firm Nippon Steel Co. for $14.9 billion triggered howls of outrage, reported the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review — including from a number of steelworkers who backed Trump for president. “I am very frustrated with the news that came out last night,” said United Steelworkers Local 2227 Vice President …

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Sale of US Steel kicks up a political storm, but Pittsburgh isn’t Steeltown USA anymore
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Sale of US Steel kicks up a political storm, but Pittsburgh isn’t Steeltown USA anymore

Associated Press  

PITTSBURGH — Generations of Pittsburghers have worked at steel mills, rooted for the Steelers or ridden the rollercoaster at Kennywood amusement park, giving them a bird’s eye view of the massive Edgar Thomson Works, the region’s last blast furnace. With the United Steelworkers against the deal, Biden — a Democrat who has made his support for organized labor explicit and …

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US Steel shareholders approve takeover by Japan’s Nippon Steel opposed by Biden administration
8 months, 4 weeks ago

US Steel shareholders approve takeover by Japan’s Nippon Steel opposed by Biden administration

Associated Press  

PITTSBURGH — U.S. Steel shareholders have overwhelmingly approved the company’s sale to Nippon Steel of Japan for $14.1 billion in cash, voicing unequivocal support for a combination that has drawn opposition from the Biden administration on economic and national security grounds. More than 98% of the shares voted at a special investor meeting Friday approved the takeover, according to a …

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United Steelworkers union endorses Biden, giving him more labor support in presidential race
9 months, 3 weeks ago

United Steelworkers union endorses Biden, giving him more labor support in presidential race

Associated Press  

PITTSBURGH — The United Steelworkers Union has endorsed President Joe Biden, giving him support from another large labor union. The announcement Wednesday by the Pittsburgh-based union came less than a week after Biden voiced opposition to the planned sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel of Japan, saying it’s vital that the company remain American owned and operated. By opposing …

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Biden opposes plan to sell US Steel to a Japanese firm, citing the need for ‘American steel workers’
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Biden opposes plan to sell US Steel to a Japanese firm, citing the need for ‘American steel workers’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden came out in opposition to the planned sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel of Japan, saying on Thursday that the U.S. needs to “maintain strong American steel companies powered by American steel workers.” In a statement, Biden added: “U.S. Steel has been an iconic American steel company for more than a century, and it …

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