Josh Shapiro must stand with Pa. workers and support Nippon deal

Originally published at The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Despite the blistering cold conditions and national opposition, hundreds of Pittsburgh steelworkers gathered last Thursday to support a multimillion-dollar deal to save their plant, jobs and communities.

Wouldn’t it be nice if Gov. Josh Shapiro listened to these hardworking folks and showed genuine leadership on the U.S. Steel deal?

Nippon Steel’s offer to buy the Pennsylvania-based icon may be the last chance to save U.S. Steel from massively downsizing, killing jobs and closing plants across the state. Despite these troubling circumstances, our governor is nowhere to be found. Ironically, Shapiro, who typically jumps at every PR opportunity, has mostly dodged the issue.

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