ArcelorMittal Cleveland is celebrating a century of making

this year.

After 100 years of steelmaking, our company, our people and our Cleveland roots are still strong, or as we like to say, STEEL strong.

This Labor Day holiday, we are not only celebrating 100 years of steel but also honoring our hardworking employees – past and present – and the city that we call home.

Tens of thousands of men and women have worked in Cleveland’s steel mills over the past century, supported by families and communities that value the American tradition of manufacturing. The workers who went before us paved a path for us to reinvent, a hundred years later, what it means for Cleveland to be a steel town.

Today, ArcelorMittal Cleveland has a talented and highly-skilled workforce of more than 1,800, most of them members of United Steelworkers Local 979. A testament to our employees and the unique company-union partnership, our Cleveland facility is recognized as one of the most productive integrated steelmaking facilities in the world, producing one ton of steel for slightly more than one worker hour.

We make a product that touches the lives of Clevelanders every day. Steel is a key ingredient in the cars we drive, the buildings where we live and work and the household appliances, machines and packaging materials that make our modern lives easier.

In the 100 years since the Otis and Corrigan-McKinney steel companies built their furnaces on the banks of the Cuyahoga River, Cleveland’s steel industry has undeniably had its ups and downs. Over the decades, dramatic changes in ownership, technology, labor, safety and political and economic conditions have transformed the business of making steel.

With management and union working together, our Cleveland employees are deeply committed to our operating philosophy of creating safe, sustainable steel. Historically, steelmaking was a dangerous process and accidents were inevitable. Today, we believe that we can protect the health and safety of our employees and community, ensure the viability of our business and be responsible stewards of the environment.

While our city and region have begun to pursue exciting new frontiers in health care, biomedical, advanced energy and other fields, the steel industry has also adapted to a changing global marketplace.

Now part of the world’s largest steel company, ArcelorMittal Cleveland has been upgrading facilities and technology, hiring and training a new generation of steelworkers, and leading in the development of new, advanced high-strength steels.

This Labor Day, as we celebrate 100 years of steelmaking, ArcelorMittal Cleveland and the United Steelworkers Local 979 honor our employees and the Cleveland community that has long supported us. In tribute to those who lived and worked before us, we also look optimistically to what lies ahead, a sustainable future forged in steel.

Please celebrate with us and share your steel strong stories and memories at www.steelstrong100.com.