Nearly 50 AK Steel Workers to Be Laid Off at the End of the Month

FROM LOCAL SOURCES

ROCKPORT -- Nearly 50 workers at AK Steel in Rockport will be out of work at the end of the month.

WEHT-TV reports the announcement came from the United Auto Workers Local 3044.  It will be temporarily reducing operations starting March 31st.

Last week, an employee at AK Steel tested positive for COVID-19 after being at work one day before coming down with symptoms.

We don’t yet know if that had anything to do with the decision to shut down temporarily.