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Originally Posted by pornguy
those are great photos. I dont understand why a company would allow a building that size, to just stand there.
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Its many buildings - somewhere around 20-30 different ones on the 250-acre property.
Basically the steel mill went in to receivership a few years ago, closed down...and then a fight erupted between the owners and the city for unpaid property taxes and water bills. Meanwhile, they laid off thousands of workers (many of whom weren't paid in the end).
Its the same fate a lot of steel mills have suffered over the past few decades. Bethlehem Steel in NY and Pennsylvania went through the same mess. Stelco in Hamilton is always on the verge of bankrupcy these days.
The common denominator is - these places are always unionized. Union workers demand outrageous wages and benefits in their contracts. Meanwhile, company owners find more affordable places to outsource the work (other countries)...and eventually they finally say 'fuck it' and get tired of paying $70-90k salaries to greedy union workers - and close down operations in North America.
Everyone plays the blame game.