U. S. Steel Canada Lake Erie Works (formally known as Stelco Lake Erie Works) is a greenfield steel mill located in the small village of Nanticoke, Ontario, Canada. All the employees who work for this operation are unionized by United Steelworkers Local 8728; which is a local that is exclusive to the employees of the former Stelco Lake Erie Works.
The site has been a source of jobs for many people in both Haldimand County and Norfolk County for more than 30 years. Ever since the first elements of steel were manufactured during the summer of 1980, this steel mill has produced materials for major industrial workplaces like General Motors and the other major North American manufacturing companies. A lockout and resulting lay-off of non-striking workers shut the plant down completely in 2009, with the plant not reopening until near the end of April 2010.
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