Wednesday, May 5, 2021 8:39 p.m.
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Sen. Pat Toomey speaks during a forum of Pittsburgh Works inside of UA Local 449 Steamfitters on Wednesday, May 5, 2021.
Sen. Pat Toomey speaks during a forum of Pittsburgh Works inside of UA Local 449 Steamfitters on Wednesday, May 5, 2021.
Former Pennsylvania House of Representatives member Mike Turzai speaks during a forum of Pittsburgh Works inside of UA Local 449 Steamfitters on Wednesday, May 5, 2021.
Sen. Pat Toomey speaks during a forum of Pittsburgh Works inside of UA Local 449 Steamfitters on Wednesday, May 5, 2021.
Sen. Pat Toomey speaks during a forum of Pittsburgh Works inside of UA Local 449 Steamfitters on Wednesday, May 5, 2021.
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The Allegheny County Health Department on Wednesday presented a proposal to the board of health for countywide paid sick leave. The bill had started in Allegheny County Council, but was vetoed by County Executive Rich Fitzgerald in March, after he said he believed it should go through the board of health, not council.
Otis Pitts, the department’s deputy director of public policy and community relations, presented the bill, and the board voted to open the discussion for public comment.
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Last week, U.S. Steel announced it would abandon a $1.5 billion investment in its Clairton Coke Works and two other Mon Valley plants.
Local labor and industry are still reeling from
“Honestly, I’m not sure who to blame for this, and that’s why I’m asking questions – I’ll be speaking with folks at the company very soon,” the Republican said. “And I think we do want to understand what could have happened here, because it certainly seemed like a great project that had a lot going for it.”
“Why did this look like a good project two years ago, and then two years later it’s all over?” Toomey asked.
Democrats Blamed After U.S. Steel Cancels $1.5B Project in Pennsylvania
4 May 2021
Executives with the U.S. Steel Corp. announced days ago that they are canceling a $1.5 billion project in western Pennsylvania that was set to bring thousands of middle-class union jobs to the region, a move that many are now blaming on Democrats and environmental groups.
On April 30, U.S. Steel President David Burritt announced that a $1.5 billion project to majorly improve its Mon Valley Works operation with state-of-the-art steel casting, rolling technology, and a cogeneration plant is being canceled.
The project’s cancelation means that about 1,000 union construction jobs will be lost for the region. Likely thousands more U.S. jobs in supporting industries will be lost as a result.
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