'Like Family,' Then Nothing: Life After U.S. Steel
Aug 29th, 2008 · For more than a century, U.S. Steel's Homestead Works was the flagship mill of the American steel industry, buzzing with activity. But in the 1980s, it shut down, costing thousands of people their jobs. Betty Esper, who worked there for 36 years, recalls those days and what came after them.