US EditionSteelworkers Excited for Future After Trump Talks About U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel Partnership
- On May 30, 2025, President Donald Trump addressed workers at U.S. Steel's Irvin Works in West Mifflin, discussing a forthcoming collaboration involving U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel, a company based in Japan.
- The partnership follows prolonged challenges with underinvestment and pollution in the Mon Valley region, where legacy steel towns have struggled to remain viable.
- Nippon Steel will acquire U.S. Steel with a $14 billion investment, including $2.4 billion targeting the Mon Valley to modernize steelmaking and maintain thousands of jobs.
- Trump pledged no layoffs or outsourcing, guaranteed $5,000 bonuses for workers, raised steel tariffs from 25% to 50%, and said, "If you don't have steel, you don't have a country."
- While many steelworkers and local leaders expressed hope for economic revival, some union officials noted the union was not consulted about the deal and raised concerns about community impacts.
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Trump Reiterates U.S. Steel To ‘Remain American Company’; Pledges No Layoffs, Furnaces at Full Capacity for 10 Years
WEST MIFFLIN, Penn. — U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated that he welcomed Nippon Steel Corp. only as a partner for U.S. Steel Corp., at a rally held Friday in West Mifflin, Penn.
Steelworkers excited for future after Trump talks about U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel partnership
By Ricky Sayer, Jessica Guay, Michael Guise Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Steelworkers are excited for the future after President Trump talked about the partnership between U.S. Steel and Japan-based Nippon Steel. Leaders, members of the community and steelworkers packed into U.S. Steel’s Irvin Works in West Mifflin on Friday to hear from Mr. Trump, who announced last week that U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel will ente…
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Marlow: U.S. Steel Deal Has to Be Insulated to Ensure Japan Can't Leverage Us
On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Ingraham Angle,” “Alex Marlow Show” host and Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow discussed the U.S. Steel deal. Marlow stated that “we cannot have U.S. Steel owned by a foreign company. Even a great The post Marlow: U.S. Steel Deal Has to Be Insulated to Ensure Japan Can’t Leverage Us appeared first on Breitbart.
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