Keetac Workers Still Without Answers

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By KBJR News 1

Story Published: Oct 23, 2009 at 7:51 AM CST

Story Updated: Oct 23, 2009 at 7:51 AM CST

After a meeting today, Keetac workers still don't have any new answers as to why they're not going back to work as scheduled.

Keetac has been shut down since December, but in the last month around 215 workers have been called back and now will have to be laid off.

Others have been called in for physicals and drug tests, and anticipated going back to work soon.

Steelworkers Local Union president Jack Thronson said U.S. Steel did not give any reason, other than they aren't receiving enough orders.

"A lot of people are going to be losing their health insurance right now and if they'd have come back to work they would have that, so we're going to have a few people hurting over this."

Thron–son says he plans to call U.S. Steel everyday to search for answers.

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