steel industry

Donald Trump has announced plans for a steel mill in Iowa, framing the project as a boost for American manufacturing and industrial jobs in the Midwest. The announcement is drawing attention from business observers and political commentators, with debate over whether the facility will materialise and what it would mean for the state's economy and the broader US steel industry.

An Ohio author has published a book examining the 1937 'Little Steel' strike in the Mahoning Valley, a pivotal labor conflict in which steelworkers clashed with Republic Steel and other 'Little Steel' companies that resisted unionization. The book revisits the violence and organizing efforts of that era and their lasting impact on the region's industrial and labor history.