Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, was once home to the second-largest steel corporation in the United States before it shut its doors for good at the turn of the century. Ex-workers who remember Bethlehem in its manufacturing heyday say they worry about the future of workers’ rights and outsourcing of jobs; issues that could swing their vote, even across party lines.
Pennsylvania’s Men of Steel Seek Pro-Union Candidate
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Jill Schennum, a cultural anthropologist, is a board member of Steelworkers Archives, a nonprofit organization that collects oral histories and provides educational outreach regarding the Bethlehem Steel plant.
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View of Bethlehem Steel plant with Lehigh River and railroad tracks in foreground and South Mountain in background, Bethlehem, Pa., early 1900s.
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Panoramic view of Bethlehem Steel plant looking across Lehigh River with South Mountain in background, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, early 1900s.
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Table showing college men employed by the Bethlehem Steel Co., Nov. 24, 1906.