steelworker
noun
steel·work·er
ˈstēl-ˌwər-kər 
: a person who works in steel and especially in the manufacturing of it
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Trump traveled to Pennsylvania two weeks ago to celebrate a deal between the two companies, speaking before a crowd of cheering steelworkers, many in hard hats and safety vests.
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Luciana Lopez, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
The president was heading to one of his favorite parts of the country to mark a deal between U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel that few outside of some very determined western Pennsylvania local union steelworkers thought would ever come to fruition.
—Salena Zito, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025
Trump told the steelworkers that Nippon had agreed to keep U.S. Steel’s blast furnaces operating at full capacity for a minimum of 10 years.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 13 June 2025
Both the steel companies and the steelworkers’ union, however, believe that tariffs can help protect, and even revitalize, domestic production over the long run.
—Tim Gruber, New York Times, 18 May 2025
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Luciana Lopez, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
The president was heading to one of his favorite parts of the country to mark a deal between U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel that few outside of some very determined western Pennsylvania local union steelworkers thought would ever come to fruition.
—Salena Zito, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025
Trump told the steelworkers that Nippon had agreed to keep U.S. Steel’s blast furnaces operating at full capacity for a minimum of 10 years.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 13 June 2025
Both the steel companies and the steelworkers’ union, however, believe that tariffs can help protect, and even revitalize, domestic production over the long run.
—Tim Gruber, New York Times, 18 May 2025
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“Steelworker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steelworker. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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