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December 29, 2000
ISU President
Invited to Attend Cleveland’s Town Hall Meeting
Weirton, West Virginia—A
town hall meeting attended by U.S. Representative Dennis Kucinich, (D), Ohio, U.S.
Representative Stephanie Tubbs Jones, (D), Ohio, as well as other local, state, federal,
and union representatives, met in the offices of WEWS Television station, Thursday,
December 28, 2000, in Cleveland, Ohio, to discuss solutions and show support in LTV Steel
Corporation’s struggle for survival.
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December 28, 2000
ISU COMMENTS ON FAVORABLE ITC RULING
Weirton, WV 26062 -- Independent
Steelworkers Union President Mark Glyptis praised today’s preliminary decision by the
US International Trade Commission, which ruled that the domestic steel industry has been
injured by the importation of hot rolled steel products from 10 foreign countries.
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October 27, 2000
I.S.U. Receives Response from White
House
Weirton, West Virginia—John
D. Podesta, Chief of Staff to the President, responded today to correspondence submitted
to the White House on behalf of the Independent Steelworkers Union concerning issues
surrounding the illegal trade of foreign steel.
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September 6, 2000
Congressional Steel Caucus
Member Briefing On Behalf of the Domestic Steel Industry in Washington, D.C.
Weirton, WV 26062-Independent
Steelworkers Union President Mark Glyptis announced today that he will testify on behalf
of the domestic steel industry at the Congressional Steel Caucus Member Briefing, which
will be held on Thursday, September 14, 2000, in Room B-308 of the Rayburn Building,
Washington, D.C.
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August 4, 2000
The Ballad of
American Steel mp3 Song Shopping Center
Tom Johnson
is a West Virginia steelworker and singer-songwriter. With an insider's view and knowledge
of the steel industry, it was natural for him to compose "The Ballad of American
Steel" in 1985 when American steel was first threatened by foreign markets.
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August 3, 2000
Tin Plate Trade Case Ruling
Weirton, West Virginia--The
Independent Steelworkers Union this afternoon applauded a 4-2 decision by the
International Trade Commission in determining Japanese tin plate producers had illegally
dumped their product into the United States.
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July 28, 2000
ISU Responds To The "Report to the President -
Global Steel Trade" published yesterday by the U.S. Commerce Department
Weirton, West Virginia--Mark Glyptis, President
of the Independent Steelworkers Union and the Union Executive Committee today issued the
following response to the "Report to the President - Global Steel Trade"
published yesterday by the U.S. Commerce Department.
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June 29, 2000
ISU
President Testified Before The U.S. International Trade Commission On Anti-dumping Case
Weirton, WV 26062--Mark Glyptis, President of
the Independent Steelworkers Union testified today Weirton Steel stands at the brink
waiting for an end to tin plate imports from Japanese steelmakers.
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May 30, 2000
2000 On Pace To Approach Record Year For Steel
Imports
 WEIRTON, W.VA. – Weirton Steel Corp. officials today began
contacting members of Congress to alert them that steel imports are on the rise and if the
pace continues, 2000 will be close to the all-time record year for such imports.
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March 21, 2000
STEEL IMPORTS THROUGH FEBRUARY UP 29
PERCENT;2000 CONTINUES ON PACE AS SECOND HIGHEST YEAR FOR IMPORTS
WEIRTON, W.VA. – Weirton Steel Corp. today
reported it is contacting certain members of Congress regarding the continued high level
of steel imports.
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March 6, 2000
 Endorsement of
Congressman Bob Ney
Weirton, West Virginia-The Executive
Committee of the Independent Steelworkers Union has endorsed Ohio Congressman Bob Ney for
re-election to the 18th Congressional seat.
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December 30, 1999
Weirton Steel Official Says 1999 to Be
Second Highest Year for Steel Imports; Year-to-Date Total Shows Import Crisis Not Over
WEIRTON, W.Va., Dec. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- In spite of a decrease this year in
steel imports, a Weirton Steel Corp. (NYSE: WS ) official today said 1999 will be
the second highest year in U.S. history for such imports, an indication the steel crisis
is far from over.
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November 24, 1999
ISU To Seattle
Weirton, WV 26062-Two leaders in the
Independent Steelworkers Union fight to stop illegally dumped foreign steel will
demonstrate at the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial meeting in Seattle,
Washington, next week.
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November 15, 1999
Mark Glyptis to Testify in
Washington, D.C. on Thursday, November 18, 1999
Weirton, WV--The President of the Independent
Steelworkers Union has been invited to testify Thursday in Washington, DC on Japanese
steelmakers dumping tin plate products into the United States.
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 November 5, 1999
ISU TO LEAD DELEGATION OF STEELWORKERS TO CAPITOL
Weirton, WV—The Independent
Steelworkers Union will join several national unions and the West Virginia Congressional
delegation in Washington, D.C. next week to urge legislative action to the mountain top
coal mining crisis in West Virginia.
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October 28, 1999
The I.S.U. joins U.S.W.A. and Weirton
Steel in Fight Against Illegally Priced Tin Plate Products from Japanese Tin Producers
Weirton, WV--The Independent Steelworkers
Union today joined the United Steelworkers of America and Weirton Steel Corporation in
challenging the dumping of illegally priced tin plate products from Japanese producers.
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October 25, 1999
ISU Endorses Fair Trade Law
Weirton, WV--The
Independent Steelworkers Union Executive Committee has endorsed the Fair Trade Law
Enforcement Act of 1999 recently introduced in the United States Senate.
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September 24, 1999
Weirton Steel To Restart Blast Furnace;
Call-Back Total Yet To Be Determined
WEIRTON, WV. -- Weirton Steel Corp. today
announced its No. 4 blast furnace, which was idled nine months ago due to the steel import
surge, will be restarted in early December.
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September 22, 1999
Mark Glyptis Testifies
Before U.S. Department of Commerce
Weirton, WV--The President of the Independent
Steelworkers Union told a special federal oversight panel today low interest loans for the
domestic steel industry should be used for starting up idled facilities and modernization
efforts.
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September 15, 1999
Mark Glyptis to Testify
before U.S. Department of Commerce Hearing
Weirton, WV—Mark
Glyptis, President of the Independent Steelworkers Union in Weirton, West Virginia, has
been invited to testify before a U.S. Department of Commerce hearing, September 22, on the
Emergency Steel, Oil, & Gas Loan Guarantee Program.
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September 7, 1999
Bob Ney to be Honored
at the Independent Steelworkers Union
Weirton, WV -- Ohio Congressman Bob Ney(R) will be honored Friday afternoon by the
Independent Steelworkers Union for his work in the "Stand Up For Steel"
campaign.
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August 26, 1999
Weirton Steel’s Response To July Import
Increase; Imports Through July Only Slightly Behind 1998 Record Pace
WEIRTON, WV. -- Weirton Steel Corp. Chief Executive Officer Richard
Riederer has repeated his call earlier this week for new federal trade legislation
following today’s government report of another monthly increase in steel imports.
legislation.
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August 26, 1999
Foreign Governments Complaining About Byrd
Bill; Trade Cases And Other U.S. Actions Concerning Steel Imports
WEIRTON, WV. -- Weirton Steel Corp.’s Chief Executive Officer
Richard Riederer is warning that the U.S. steel industry, already under siege from illegal
imports, now faces additional pressure from foreign governments.
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August 24, 1999
 ISU News Release
Weirton, W.V.-- officials of the Independent Steelworkers Union
will meet with West Virginia Senator Robert C. Byrd to discuss the recent passage of the
steel, oil and gas loan provision legislation and to personally thank the Senator for his
commitment to American Steelworkers.
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August 23, 1999
Weirton Steel Announces Latest Campaign To Fight
Imports
WEIRTON, W.VA. -- Citing the ongoing steel
import crisis, Weirton Steel Corp. today
unveiled an intense campaign aimed at passing new federal trade legislation.
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August 18, 1999
Laid off Workers Receive Benefits From Food Fund
Weirton, WV - Laid off Union members at Weirton Steel
Corporation are now receiving $40 food vouchers from the Independent Steelworkers Union.
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August 4, 1999
Weirton Steel To Be At White House
Thursday To Review Steel Plan
WEIRTON, W.VA. -- Weirton Steel Corp. will
be among 13 U.S. steel companies represented Thursday at the
White House as industry officials get their first official look at the Clinton
administration’s plan help the steel industry.
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July 23, 1999
News Advisory
Weirton, WV--Officials of
the Independent Steelworkers Union and Presidential Candidate Patrick J. Buchanan will
hold a news conference and make a "major announcement," Monday, July 26, 1999 at
1:45 p.m.
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July 21, 1999
ITC Rules Favorably In Trade Cases,
Advances Matter To Commerce
Weirton, WV -- Weirton Steel Corporation
officials are pleased with a U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) unanimous ruling today stating
evidence exists that cold-roll steel imports from 12 countries threatened the domestic
steel industry in 1998.
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July 1, 1999
What Steel Import Crisis?
Import levels are slightly down one month, up the next.
Legislation passes; legislation fails. Steel executives and union leaders say one thing;
someone in Washington or overseas says another. Claim and counterclaim. The debate goes on
and on.
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June 25, 1999
May Steel Import Increases Shows Crises Not Over;
Administration's Comments Premature and Misleading
WEIRTON WV 26062 - A 30 percent increase in foreign steel shipments
to American markets from April to May discredits last week's claim by the U.S. Commerce
secretary that the steel import crisis is over, a Weirton Steel Corporation Official said
today.
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June 3, 1999
U.S. Workers Need Safeguards Against Unfair
Foreign Practices
By Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va.
An invasion of foreign steel has entered U.S. markets, causing severe injury to one
of America’s great and essential industries. The last several months have seen steel
industry bankruptcies, depressed orders for domestic steel and 10,000 layoffs - nearly
1,000 of which are in West Virginia. As cheap imports continue to arrive, as many as
100,000 jobs hang in the balance.
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June 2, 1999
Independent Steelworkers Union Joins Steel Industry
Coalition In Filing Trade Cases Against 12 Countries
WEIRTON WV 26062 - Union President Mark Glyptis announced today that the
Independent Steelworkers Union will join a domestic steel industry coalition which is
taking legal action against 12 countries for violation of U.S. trade laws involving
importation of cold-rolled steel products.
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May 4, 1999
Senator Voinovich's Letter to President Clinton
Dear Mr. President,
Last week, I met with representatives from Weirton and Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel
Corporations as well as members of the United Steelworkers of America and the Independent
Steelworkers Union to discuss the devastating impact that dumped foreign steel has had on
their mill operations and their local communities.
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May 4, 1999
Letter to New York Times Editor
Leslie Wayne’s article "Big Steels" Problems are Home Grown"
(NYT April 29) was interesting. Home grown, as-in made in the USA, is correct, however it
is due to misguided foreign policies not the U.S. industry.
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April 12, 1999
Month-Long Senate Lobbying Campaign Begins By Steel
Group
The Ohio Valley Stand Up for Steel Committee today kicked off its lobbying
campaign of the U.S. Senate to support Senate Bill 395, the "Stop the Illegal Steel
Trade Act of 1999."
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March 19, 1999
Massive Letter Writing Campaign
The Independent Steelworkers Union is calling upon the Ohio Valley to participate
in a massive letter writing campaign in an effort to obtain approval of steel legislation
in the United States Senate.
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March 17, 1999
Passage of House Bill 975
The Independent Steelworkers Union applauded the actions of the House of
Representatives this afternoon following the passage of House Bill 975 which gives relief
to the domestic steel industry.
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March 11, 1999
Telephone Lobby Effort
The Independent Steelworkers Union will direct a massive telephone lobby effort
next week in support of the revised Visclosky Bill in the House of Representatives.
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March 5, 1999
"The Valley’s Rally" Video
on Sale, Benefits Unemployed Workers
Weirton Steel Corporation today announced that a video tape of "The
Valley’s Rally", held on January 20th, in Washington, D.C., is available for
sale to the public.
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March 4, 1999
Proposed Steel Legislation
The attention of local steelworkers and their supporters may
soon focus on the United States Senate if proposed steel legislation successfully passes
the House of Representatives in the coming weeks.
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 February 26,
1999
Buchanan Visit
Preparation for Monday’s Town
Meeting at the Millsop Community Center, in Weirton, West Virginia to be hosted by Pat
Buchanan are continuing this weekend.
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February 24, 1999
Steel Crisis
Mark Glyptis, A key labor leader in the fight to stop illegal
steel imports, called upon the Congress today in resolving the steel crisis in favor of
American workers.
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February 23, 1999
Glyptis Sees Russian Deal as "Final
Insult to American Steelworkers."
The President of the nearly 4,000 member Independent
Steelworkers Union at Weirton Steel is calling a special deal with the Russian steel
industry, "a final insult to American Steelworkers."
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February 22, 1999
Mark Glyptis to testify before the Subcommittee on Trade of the
Committee on Ways and Means in Washington, DC
Mark Glyptis, President of the Independent Steelworkers Union,
has been invited to testify Thursday before the Subcommittee on Trade of the Committee on
Ways & Means in Washington, D.C.
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February 15, 1999
Union President Mark Glyptis To Testify Before Field Hearing of the U.S. Senate Steel
Caucus
Mark Glyptis, President of the Independent Steelworkers
Union will testify Thursday before a special Field Hearing of the U.S. Senate Steel
Caucus.
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February 8, 1999
Friend of Court
The Independent Steelworkers Union has been granted
"Amicus Curiae" or friend of the court status in the Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel
Corporation versus illegal steel dumping case in federal court.
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January 21, 1999
Reflection on "The Valley's Rally"
Read a touching reflection on growing up in the Ohio Valley, the special brand of
people who live there, and the incredible show of support for the Stand Up For Steel Rally
held in Washington, D.C.
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January 20, 1999
Steelworkers
Betrayed
By Bob Ney
Under the shadow of the current impeachment debate, a crisis has been growing in our
country's steel industry. For many months, our steelworkers, their families and their
communities have been damaged by the refusal of President Clinton and Vice President Al
Gore to enforce our trade laws or stand up for American workers. Our steelworkers are not
losing their jobs because of free trade. They are losing them because of illegal trade.
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January 18, 1999
The Valley’s Rally
Organizers of The Valley’s Rally in Washington, D.C., have
announced a departure schedule for area residents riding a bus from their community.
According to Independent Steelworkers Union spokesman Dave Gossett, the bus trip to the
nation’s capitol has generated support from throughout the Ohio Valley.
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January 17, 1999
The Valley’s Rally bus campaign to
Washington, D.C., this Wednesday is still seeking donations to help defray expenses.
Coordinator Mark Roach said a number of businesses have made contributions to the massive
bus trip to protest the illegal dumping of foreign steel imports.
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January 11, 1999
Registration for the "Valley’s Rally"
Registration for the Valley’s
Rally to "Stand Up For Steel" will continue this week.
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January 11, 1999
Collection
Weirton, WV— Volunteers for the Valley’s Rally bus
trip to Washington, D.C. will be at the Weirton Steel Plant gates on Thursday, January 14,
1999, to collect funds for the historic protest.
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January 11, 1999
The "Stand Up For Steel" Committees of the Independent Steelworkers Union
and the United Steelworkers of America will hold a joint news conference on Monday,
January 11, 1999, at 12:30 p.m. at the Jefferson County Courthouse in downtown
Steubenville.
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 January 5, 1999
Lancelot Restaurant to Hold A Fund Raiser for "Stand Up For Steel"
The owner of the Lancelot Restaurant in Wintersville, Ohio has declared the evening
of January 7th as "Stand Up For Steel" night in order to help raise funds for
the Valley’s Rally in Washington, D.C. later this month.
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January 5, 1999
"Stand Up For Steel"
Four Ohio legislators have combined their efforts and their
finances to sponsor a "Stand Up For Steel" bus for the massive Valley’s
Rally in Washington, DC on January 20, 1999.
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December 28, 1998
"Stand Up For Steel Concert"
The Terrace Room in Chester, West Virginia has announced a
"Stand Up For Steel" concert on January 15, 1999, featuring the "Lazy
River" Band. Larry Reed, owner and operator of the popular night spot located on
Route 30 just outside of Chester said several members of the "Lazy River" band
are Weirton Steel employees.
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December 28, 1998
"Valley’s Rally"
The Valley’s Rally in Washington, D.C. to "Stand Up For Steel"
received a financial boost today when Ohio Congressmen Bob Ney and James Traficant
announced the co-sponsor of a bus for the trip to the White House.
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December 23, 1998
OHIO VALLEY "STAND UP FOR STEEL" CAMPAIGN SETS WASHINGTON RALLY
The Ohio Valley "Stand Up for Steel" Campaign will take its case
concerning the illegal dumping of foreign steel imports to Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20,
where it will hold rallies and a march. The event, named "The Valley’s
Rally," is expected to attract several thousand-area residents who will take their
concerns to the steps and of the U.S. Capitol, and later that day, to the White House.
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December 18, 1998
Turkeys and Non-perishable Baskets For Laid Off Employees
The Independent Steelworkers Union with the cooperation of several local businesses
will provide Christmas turkeys and non-perishable food baskets for some 340 laid off union
employees.
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December 4, 1998
A local dance group will perform next week in Washington, D.C.
wearing "Stand Up For Steel" sweatshirts. LuAnne's School of Dance of
Burgettstown, Pennsylvania will make their annual trip to perform in the President's park.
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December 1, 1998
Steel Caucus Hearings
Independent Steelworkers Union President Mark Glyptis is hopeful positive results
come from Monday's Steel Caucus hearing in Washington, D.C.
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November 30, 1998
While the U.S. steel industry continues to suffer from the effects of record steel
imports, Weirton Steel Corp. officials today said another problem is looming on the
horizon that would cause steelmakers additional injury.
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November 30, 1998
Weirton Steel Corp. President and Chief Executive Officer Richard K.
Riederer will testify today in Washington, D.C., before a U.S. Senate Steel Caucus hearing
concerning the current steel import crisis.
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November 9, 1998
Fifteen years ago the Ohio Valley rallied behind Weirton Steel and its workers in a
year long effort to become the largest employee-owned company in the country. This week
the Ohio Valley will "Rally" again as Weirton Steel, its local competition
Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel, and the steel industry fight for survival against illegal
foreign steel imports.
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November 9, 1998
"Stand Up For Steel" March and Rally
The youth of the Ohio Valley will be well-represented at the "Stand Up For
Steel" rally in Weirton, Thursday, November 12th. Weirton Mayor Dean Harris said
rally organizers have scheduled the Weir High Marching Band to walk with the "Stand
Up For Steel" marchers.
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October
28, 1998
0hio Congressman Bob Ney (R) will personally deliver signed pledges for
"Stand Up For Steel" campaign to the Independent Steelworkers Union in Weirton,
WV, Thursday, at 2:15 pm.
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October 23, 1998
Weirton Steel Announces Layoffs
Weirton Steel Corp. Executive Vice President Craig Costello announced late this
afternoon a total of 300 hourly employees will be indefinitely laid off early next month.
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