This #WorkerWednesday post showcases an 1890 photograph of Lukens Steel Company employees. The Lukens Steel Company, established in 1810 as the Brandywine Iron Works and Nail Factory, it was one of the few successful survivors of the many nineteenth-​​century iron works that once dotted Southeastern Pennsylvania. It was purchased by Bethlehem Steel in 1997, which has since, in turn, been purchased by other corporate entities. Its manufacturing site is the now the oldest steel mill still operating in the United States. These workers were in the mill’s trimming group, which was responsible for part of the finishing process of forged steel parts. Trimmers pressed forged steel parts through cutting die, usually while still hot, in order to remove excess metal (or flash) from the finished piece. 

Trump Requested, Lockheed Martin Heeded: PA Plant Will Stay Open

Coatesville, PA – Trump requested that the Lockheed Martin Plant in Coatesville stay open for now, as the company works with Pennsylvania legislators and the government to find new work. Lockheed Martin agreed, saving 465 jobs for the area. (Fox Business)

Trump requested that the plant stay open – it does completion work for the Sikorsky S-92 and S-76D series helicopters. The company had…

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