Future of Hamilton steel plant

Future of the U.S. Steel plant appears to be in question along with its few hundred remaining jobs.
Negotiators for United Steelworkers Local 1005 walked out of talks last Friday.
The negotiations with a provincial mediators were an effort to end the bitter 10-month lockout at U.S. Steel in Hamilton.
In a letter sent to all Hamilton works employees yesterday, the company warned the future of the former Stelco plant is at stake.
U.S. Steel says the union’s actions make it clear that a negotiated end to the labour dispute is not in sight.
Union leaders, who left the negotiations made no public announcement because of a news blackout.
The union will update its members at a meeting tomorrow night.
The 900 workers have been surviving on about two-thirds of their normal pay since being locked out in November in a dispute over pension plans.