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Itsjustataco t1_j2a8mge wrote

Reply to comment by Confident_End_3848 in [Serious] What can be done to stop the Clairton mill? by NickySmithFromPGH

A lot, how many people work there?

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vVSidewinderVv t1_j2agtrd wrote

The place operates round the clock in 12 hr shifts. The entire Mon Valley Works employs around 3,000 people, almost all union workers. Can't find anything for numbers at Clairton specifically.

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SamPost t1_j2axjao wrote

120 at the coke ovens. Which is the culprit. Coke is produced elsewhere, and with modern pollution controls that don't violate the law.

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trail-coffee t1_j2ba8kt wrote

Yeah, I’d prefer they clean it up rather than shut down. Either retrofit or tear it down and rebuild

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kesi t1_j2ajinl wrote

I saw the number 1100 quoted once, maybe by Fetterman

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