Walking over the icy parking lot of the Clairton plant, 30 kilometers (18 miles) south of Pittsburgh, union leader Don Furko acknowledged he had a delicate task in representing his 1,200 workers. WORKING CLASS IDENTITYSupport for Trump is far from universal among the blue-collar workers, many of whom questioned how a billionaire could understand their lives. With another coke factory in Erie, Pennsylvania, shutting down at the end of last year, union leaders at the US Steel plant in Clairton voice confidence in protections under their contract. And a December 2018 fire at the Clairton plant temporarily sent sulfur dioxide levels skyrocketing, leading US Steel to promise $1 billion to curb pollution and other investments. “Now all you would hear are people complaining that it’s so dirty, look what’s happening to the environment.”Arnowitt, the environmentalist, said there were few fresh hires at the Clairton plant.

Source: Pakistan Today January 22, 2020 19:52 UTC