Westmoreland Review

Following the announcement of Nippon Steel Corporation’s commitment to invest more than $1 billion in U.S. Steel facilities in Pennsylvania, Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward (R-Westmoreland) issued a statement:

“As we honor our hardworking laborers across Pennsylvania this Labor Day, we should be encouraged by Nippon Steel Corporation’s announcement to commit ‘no less than’ $1 billion in investments at U.S. Steel’s Mon Valley Works facility to upgrade or replace its hot strip mill. Nippon’s pledge to honor the current union contracts along with their willingness to make the necessary upgrades to the Mon Valley Works facility demonstrates a commitment to future generations of Pennsylvania laborers. Nippon Steel’s investments in cutting-edge infrastructure at the Mon Valley Works facility will not only jump-start innovation and secure jobs for our region to grow and compete, but will also generate critical construction jobs for the building trades which will help create certainty for all. With grace and grit, many southwestern Pennsylvania families built this country and our state alongside U.S. Steel and we will continue to do all we can to maintain its presence where it belongs – the Steel City.”

MEDIA CONTACT:

Erica Clayton Wright

ewright@pasen.gov

412-334-4856