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 Vic
 
Location: Toronto
Gender: Male
 |  | So long, Stelco (Closing Permanently Dec 31)
< on 10/29/2013 9:06 PM >
|  | | | http://www.thespec...amilton-operation/
"U.S. Steel permanently closing Hamilton operation
U.S. Steel Corp. will permanently shut down the iron and steelmaking operations at Hamilton Works on Dec. 31. Company president and chief executive Mario Longhi made the comments regarding the former Stelco operations during a conference call with analysts on Tuesday afternoon.
Watch for updates"
Yay industrial decay! Boo more jobs gone.
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yokes
    
Location: Toronto
Gender: Male
I aim to misbehave
| |  |  | Re: So long, Stelco (Closing Permanently Dec 31)
<Reply # 1 on 10/29/2013 9:18 PM >
| | | | 2200 out of work. Ouch
"Great architecture has only two natural enemies: water and stupid men." - Richard Nickel |
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Vic
Location: Toronto
Gender: Male
| | Re: So long, Stelco (Closing Permanently Dec 31)
<Reply # 2 on 10/29/2013 9:25 PM >
| | | | Posted by yokes
2200 out of work. Ouch
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....which is a drop in the bucket compared to 1980 when there were 25,000 employees. Amazing to note how much the numbers have changed at Stelco (and Dofasco too....)
http://epe.lac-bac...ial/stelcomain.htm
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ZenCanadian
Location: High Park, Toronto
Gender: Male
| | Re: So long, Stelco (Closing Permanently Dec 31)
<Reply # 3 on 10/29/2013 9:29 PM >
| | | | Will this be the new Firestone?
Zen and the art of infiltration...
http://www.flikr.com/photos/zenslens
Zen is an uber explorer, a demi god of craning and purveyor of the finer things in life. |
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e-photog
Location: Kitchener, Ontario
Gender: Male
This IS in fact me...
| | | Re: So long, Stelco (Closing Permanently Dec 31)
<Reply # 4 on 10/29/2013 10:34 PM >
| | | | Posted by ZenCanadian
Will this be the new Firestone?
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Please God!
www.e-photog.ca |
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ZenCanadian
Location: High Park, Toronto
Gender: Male
| | Re: So long, Stelco (Closing Permanently Dec 31)
<Reply # 5 on 10/29/2013 10:54 PM >
| | | | After reading up a bit more, it won't be a full closure...the coking operation will still be up and running so not likely.
Zen and the art of infiltration...
http://www.flikr.com/photos/zenslens
Zen is an uber explorer, a demi god of craning and purveyor of the finer things in life. |
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gtbikes51
 
Location: Hamilton, Ontario
Gender: Male
| | Re: So long, Stelco (Closing Permanently Dec 31)
<Reply # 6 on 10/29/2013 11:18 PM >
| | | | The fire department doubles as security there. If you haven't gotten in yet nothing will change for now. Coke is still being made along with rolling of steel. However I may try and pull strings now for pictures as it shouldn't be that much of a secret to as how steel is made. The blast furnace was one area I didn't get to see but I have seen almost everything else.
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Rashomon
Location: Hamilton
| | Re: So long, Stelco (Closing Permanently Dec 31)
<Reply # 7 on 10/30/2013 2:41 AM >
| | | | Sucks that the economy is still tanking and many people will be out of work. Hope they get an alright compensation package.
But ... yeah for urbex bitches!!!! What! What!
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unlighted-zero
Location: Hamilton, ON
Gender: Male
havin a time
| | Re: So long, Stelco (Closing Permanently Dec 31)
<Reply # 8 on 10/31/2013 12:02 AM >
| | | | http://www.thespec...aking-in-hamilton/
"Forty-seven non-union jobs will be lost, but company spokesperson Courtney Boone said it would try to move staff into other positions. That leaves approximately 600 members of United Steelworkers Local 1005 and about 228 salaried positions at the Hamilton plant."
Not 2200 people affected but it's still a crappy blow to the steel town.
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gtbikes51
Location: Hamilton, Ontario
Gender: Male
| | Re: So long, Stelco (Closing Permanently Dec 31)
<Reply # 9 on 10/31/2013 10:34 PM >
| | | | The 2,200 figure is a little high , although, after people retiring I'd still put it at least 1,000. See, a lot of us with crappy numbers are on call back but seeing as steel making will not resume we're out of jobs. Not to mention other businesses and sub contractors that serviced the 3 departments that are now being closed. It's a much bigger number if you factor in those thoughts.
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