U.S. Steel Temporarily Lays Off Hundreds at Granite City Plant Due to UAW Strike
- U.S. Steel is temporarily idling furnace B at Granite City steel plant due to UAW strike
- Estimated 300-350 of plant's 1,300 workers could be temporarily laid off
- U.S. Steel says layoffs expected to last under 6 months
- Union president rejects blame on UAW, says order book was solid
- Comes a year after U.S. Steel announced plans to sell 2 blast furnaces at Granite City plant
