GRANITE CITY — Steelworkers here expressed skepticism Saturday at U.S. Steel's announcement the day before that it will continue processing steel slabs at its Granite City facility, a reversal of a decision announced earlier this month.

United Steelworkers Union officials said at a union rally in downtown Granite City that they want a long-term commitment from the company here.

"Brothers and sisters, this is not long-term," Michael Millsap, the union's district 7 director, told more than 100 people.

The company said Sept. 9 it would end delivery of slabs to Granite City in November and shift slab processing to its facilities in Indiana and Pennsylvania, where the steel slabs are produced.

But on Friday, it reversed course. "We are going to be shipping slabs to Granite City," Amanda M

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