Steel Workers

Steel workers were employed to work in extreme high heat environments. As a result both they and the equipment they worked with needed to be protected from the elements of extreme heat and fire. For many decades, asbestos was the answer to providing this level of protection but it was later found to be the cause of mesothelioma. Steel workers unions were formed to provide a forum for many of these trades people to join together around common goals. Some of these unions are listed below.

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National

• United Steelworkers of America
• Independent Steelworkers Union
• Independent Steelworkers Union, Weirton Steel, Weirton, WVa.
• United Steelworkers of America

Indiana

• Local 6787 (Beth Steel-Burns Harbor Division), Chesterton, IN
• Local 6787 "Steel Mail" - Indiana
• Local 12273 - Elkhart, Indiana
• Locals 12775 & 13796 - N. Indiana PSC

Kentucky

• Local 7054, Ashland, KY

Massachusetts

• Local 12004 - Southboro, Massachusetts

Pennsylvania

• Local 7207, District 10 - PA
• Local 8042, Freeport, PA
• Steelworkers Organization of Active Retirees (SOAR) - Pittsburgh, PA

Tennessee

• Local 6817 - Hillsboro, TN
• Local 14087 - Chattanooga, TN

Washington

• Local 7945 - Tacoma, WA
• Local 9241 - Byron, Silverdale WA

Wyoming

• Local 13214 - Green River, WY