Organizers of a protest in a southern Illinois city where 2,000 steelworkers have been laid off say thousands of tons of foreign-made steel being brought into the area are a slap in the face.
Organizers of a protest in a southern Illinois city where 2,000 steelworkers have been laid off say thousands of tons of foreign-made steel being brought into the area are a slap in the face. About 1,000 people rallied Tuesday against the backdrop of piles of green-colored piping made from steel from India. Many of the protesters have been laid off since December from the United States Steel plant in Granite City. Those pipes will be used for a 2,000-mile pipeline being built from Alberta, Canada, to Wood River, just north of Granite City. The rally’s organizers say the steel used in such pipes could be made at the idled Granite City plant. And they’re asking governments along the pipeline’s path to say no to the project unless U.S.-made steel is used. ______ Copyright 2009 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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