Harris, Biden call out sale of US Steel to Japanese company at Labor Day campaign event

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday called out the sale of United States Steel Corp. to a Japanese company during a Labor Day event in Pittsburgh promoting Harris’ presidential campaign in the 2024 election. Japanese company Nippon Steel acquired U.S. Steel, which owns the Granite City Works plant, in a $14.9 billion deal approved by the boards of directors for both companies. The sale was announced Dec. 18. A month earlier, U.S. Steel Corp. said up to 600 metro-east workers would face layoffs as the company...