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31. " This isn't the 1940's ... WWII (and WWI) are in the past. That's a tired old chestnut."

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Wed Dec 20, 2023, 11:17 AM

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Pa.'s Fetterman wants to block U.S. Steel sale to Japanese firm; Casey calls it 'bad deal' [View all] BumRushDaShow Dec 2023 OP

Nippon Steel agreed to keep all collective bargaining agreements in place and to keep the USS HQ in Pittsburgh. Axelrods_Typewriter Dec 2023 #1

"Nothing will change." For how long? Novara Dec 2023 #2

Exactly Rebl2 Dec 2023 #41

I worked for a steel company taken over by a Russian oligarch that promised the doc03 Dec 2023 #7

UAW is unionizing several Toyota and Honda plants as we speak. Axelrods_Typewriter Dec 2023 #12

I don't know, could it be they sold the Fremont factory because of the Union contract? By the way doc03 Dec 2023 #13

They sold it because it was too far from their supply chains that are centered around the midwest Axelrods_Typewriter Dec 2023 #14

Iirc, Cleveland Cliffs tried to make an offer to buy USX lonely bird Dec 2023 #3

Cleveland Cliffs is also a foreign company. former9thward Dec 2023 #18

Link shows ownership of Cleveland Cliffs lonely bird Dec 2023 #20

The CEO of Clevelalnd Cliffs is a Brazilian. former9thward Dec 2023 #23

Well, that obviously means foreign ownership lonely bird Dec 2023 #28

Oh come on. Cleveland Cliffs is not a foreign company & Goncalves has lived in the US for decades mathematic Dec 2023 #37

The Steelmaking part of Cleveland Cliffs is by far the majority of its income. former9thward Dec 2023 #39

Can we take a 30 second break here and ask... CincyDem Dec 2023 #4

"Go Bengals (vs the Steelers Saturday)!!!" BumRushDaShow Dec 2023 #6

Surprisingly Republican JD Vance is also opposing the sale. live love laugh Dec 2023 #16

JD is playing for the MAGAt base by hyping anti-Asian crap lonely bird Dec 2023 #21

Vance is from Bludogdem Dec 2023 #26

No it's not a "bad deal". The US steel industry is lagging and in need of help. Oopsie Daisy Dec 2023 #5

That is the bullshit we heard when the Russian oligarch took over our company, none of doc03 Dec 2023 #8

Tell that to the people who worked for Bethlehem Steel Jose Garcia Dec 2023 #10

As I remember the same Russian oligarch Alexy Mordachov {Severstal} was involved with doc03 Dec 2023 #11

How are they going to fill that order book? USS makes 15x more steel than Japan as a whole exports here. mathematic Dec 2023 #38

USX Gary Works employed 36,000 people at one time lonely bird Dec 2023 #22

How does selling off the industry "help"? Who does it "help"? live love laugh Dec 2023 #25

I would expect them to replace management, Bayard Dec 2023 #9

The domestic steel industry plays a crucial role producing military defense equipment. live love laugh Dec 2023 #15

This isn't the 1940's ... WWII (and WWI) are in the past. That's a tired old chestnut. Oopsie Daisy Dec 2023 #24

Wow. Steel is no longer needed for the military artillery? Says .... you? live love laugh Dec 2023 #27

Show me where I said such a thing. Oopsie Daisy Dec 2023 #30

" This isn't the 1940's ... WWII (and WWI) are in the past. That's a tired old chestnut." live love laugh Dec 2023 #31

It's easy to see that what you quoted (just now) is not a match to what you previously claimed I said. Oopsie Daisy Dec 2023 #32

Saying that "times have changed" is so obvious that it's meaningless and irrelevant. live love laugh Dec 2023 #33

Oh please... just stop! I never DENIED that there's a need. Oopsie Daisy Dec 2023 #34

Retaining the leftovers from the sale does not strengthen our position live love laugh Dec 2023 #35

Yes, I've already explained this to you. Oopsie Daisy Dec 2023 #36

You can't explain YOUR point that selling off the steel industry benefits the US so you have "had enough." live love laugh Dec 2023 #42

🤣😂🤣 Oopsie Daisy Dec 2023 #43

I'm with Fetterman. It's past time for the US to start thinking strategically about our industries. Hekate Dec 2023 #17

100%!! This is a matter of national security, onetexan Dec 2023 #29

I agree. rockfordfile Dec 2023 #40

100% for Fetterman orangecrush Dec 2023 #19