Stelco Lake Erie Works

Stelco Lake Erie Works
Lake Erie Works
Stelco Lake Erie Works; image current as of September 3, 2021
Steel
Greenfield steel mill
Location2330 Haldimand 3
Nanticoke, Ontario
N0A 1L0
Serving canalWelland Canal
Serving railwaySouthern Ontario Railway
Further ownership
Coordinates42°49′16″N 80°05′22″W / 42.821180°N 80.089445°W / 42.821180; -80.089445
Construction
CompletedJune 1, 1980[1]
Employees1250[3]
Main contractorPeter Gordon[2]
References
Stelco Lake Erie Works is located in Ontario
Stelco Lake Erie Works
Stelco Lake Erie Works

Stelco Lake Erie Works is a greenfield steel mill located in Nanticoke, Ontario, Canada.[4]

All the employees who work for this operation are unionized by United Steelworkers Local 8782; which is a local that is exclusive to the employees of the former Stelco Lake Erie Works.[5] The site has been a source of jobs for many people in both Haldimand County and Norfolk County for more than 30 years. Ever since the first elements of steel were manufactured during the summer of 1980, this steel mill has produced materials for major industrial workplaces like General Motors and the other major North American manufacturing companies. The plant was shut down in March 2009 by US Steel Canada as its major auto customers saw car sales fall 28% in Feb.[6] The plant was not reopened until near the end of April 2010. Another lockout occurred in late April 2013 after the company had made a final offer to settle on 15 April. This shutdown finally ended on 1 September 2013 with the steelworkers union approving a contract with an end-date in 2018.

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  6. ^ "Stelco's Hamilton and Lake Erie plants idled | The Star". Toronto Star. 4 March 2009.