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    Jan 23, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Sparrows Point auction brings hundreds to buy mill's pieces

    Hundreds of people gathered on site and online Wednesday for the first public opportunity to buy the silenced remains of the Sparrows Point steel mill — from forklifts and slab haulers to cabinets and snowblowers.
    Hundreds of people gathered on site and online Wednesday for the first public opportunity to buy the silenced remains of the Sparrows Point steel mill — from forklifts and slab haulers to cabinets and snowblowers. Among the hopeful bidders:...

    Tags: Goodwill Industries International, World War II (1939-1945), Property, Auction Service

    2. Jan 18, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. RG Steel's creditors want Rennert to pay over $238 million

    Bankrupt RG Steel's unsecured creditors are seeking permission to sue Ira Rennert — the billionaire who created the company to buy Sparrows Point — for allegedly worsening the steel mill owner's financial situation in order to improve his own.
    Bankrupt RG Steel's unsecured creditors are seeking permission to sue Ira Rennert — the billionaire who created the company to buy Sparrows Point — for allegedly worsening the steel mill owner's financial situation in order to improve his own....

    Tags: Politics, Joint Ventures, Laws, University of Baltimore, Trials

    3. Jan 9, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  3. California manufacturing jobs fall through the cracks

    The shutdown of a 102-year-old California manufacturing company points to a major flaw in California's industrial development policy:
    The shutdown of a 102-year-old California manufacturing company points to a major flaw in California's industrial development policy: We don't have one. The company is Pneumatic Scale Angelus, which turned out top-of-the-line machines for sealing lids...

    Tags: Regional Authority, Credit and Debt, Politics, Executive Branch, Layoffs and Downsizing

    4. Dec 17, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. Sparrows Point workers hear union account of their steel mill's death

    Several hundred former Sparrows Point workers gathering late Monday afternoon for details of their steel mill's demise heard from union leaders that at least two groups had wanted to restart the plant but weren't given the chance.
    Several hundred former Sparrows Point workers gathering late Monday afternoon for details of their steel mill's demise heard from union leaders that at least two groups had wanted to restart the plant but weren't given the chance. Joe Rosel, president of...

    Tags: Bankruptcy, Dundalk, Unemployment Benefits, Career and Workplace, Financially Distressed Companies

    5. Dec 13, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Sparrows Point's steel mill to be razed, Kamenetz says

    The owners of the Sparrows Point steel mill plan to raze the closed plant, Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz said Thursday, as political leaders from Towson to Washington mourned the loss of a landmark that once employed tens of thousands.
    The owners of the Sparrows Point steel mill plan to raze the closed plant, Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz said Thursday, as political leaders from Towson to Washington mourned the loss of a landmark that once employed tens of thousands. The...

    Tags: Baltimore County, Barbara A. Mikulski, Unemployment Benefits, Career and Workplace, Kevin Kamenetz

    6. Dec 15, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Deadline looms for Sparrows Point workers to seek help

    The effort to connect former Sparrows Point workers with training for new careers gained more urgency last week as the final hopes of the steel mill reopening were dashed — and as the deadline to apply for the help or forever lose it fast approaches for hundreds.
    The effort to connect former Sparrows Point workers with training for new careers gained more urgency last week as the final hopes of the steel mill reopening were dashed — and as the deadline to apply for the help or forever lose it fast approaches...

    Tags: Employment Opportunities, Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development, Baltimore County, Politics, Public Employees

    7. Dec 13, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. Sparrows Point's cold mill to be used for spare parts

    An out-of-state steelmaker has bought the most valuable piece of the Sparrows Point plant to use as spare parts, a move that could kill the last hopes that the steel mill might be purchased by an operator and reopened.
    An out-of-state steelmaker has bought the most valuable piece of the Sparrows Point plant to use as spare parts, a move that could kill the last hopes that the steel mill might be purchased by an operator and reopened. American Metal Market reported late...

    Tags: Baltimore County, Career and Workplace, Unemployment Benefits, Port of Baltimore, Kevin Kamenetz

    8. Dec 4, 2012 |Story| Petoskey News

  8. Snyder, legislative leaders consider move on right-to-work

    LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A closed-door meeting between Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and Republican legislative leaders failed to produce a clear direction on whether to introduce right-to-work legislation limiting unions' ability to collect fees from nonunion workers.
    LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A closed-door meeting between Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and Republican legislative leaders failed to produce a clear direction on whether to introduce right-to-work legislation limiting unions' ability to collect fees from...

    Tags: Regional Authority, Rick Snyder, Parties and Movements, Politics, Republican Party

    9. Dec 24, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. Greedy unions forced Sparrows Point to close

    The United Steelworkers Local 9477 has dreamed up a number of fictitious reasons for the demise of the mill at Sparrows Point ("Union's account of steel mill's end," Dec. 18). They have refused to admit, and The Sun seems afraid to say, that the real...
    10. Nov 28, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Marvin Miller dies at 95; baseball union chief led push for free agency

    Nothing about Marvin Miller seemed feisty or controversial at first glance; the soft-spoken economist was a smallish man with gray hair and a tidy mustache. But as a union leader, it was Miller who took on baseball's establishment in the late 1960s,...

    Tags: Spring Training, Donald Fehr, John F. Kennedy, Trials, Career and Workplace

    11. Nov 27, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Remembrance: Marvin Miller was a transformative figure in sports

    He didn’t look like much of a revolutionary. He looked like an economist, which he was, only with some serious attitude. Kind of bookish, but with an unnerving gleam in his eye.
    He didn’t look like much of a revolutionary. He looked like an economist, which he was, only with some serious attitude. Kind of bookish, but with an unnerving gleam in his eye. The last guy you ever wanted to get into a fight with was Marvin...

    Tags: Politics, ESPN (tv network), Trials, Pension and Welfare, Baseball

    12. Dec 20, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Sparrows Point co-owner disputes that it blocked bidders

    One of the Sparrows Point owners broke its silence on the bidding process Thursday to rebut charges that it blocked potential operators from bidding on the steel mill, saying it "seriously considered" all companies with the means to make such a purchase.
    One of the Sparrows Point owners broke its silence on the bidding process Thursday to rebut charges that it blocked potential operators from bidding on the steel mill, saying it "seriously considered" all companies with the means to make such a purchase....

    Tags: Bankruptcy, Economy, Business and Finance, Financially Distressed Companies, Nucor Corporation, Companies and Corporations

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Newport News Shipbuilding employees exit the shipyard a...
(January 9, 2013)
Contract Negotiations Begin
Mark Alai, 58, who's worked at Sparrows Point since 197...
(December 20, 2012)
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At the Dundalk Ave. United Steelworkers Local 9477, the...
(December 20, 2012)
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