The Steel industry supports roughly 23,000 direct jobs, with indirect jobs adding another 100,000 or so, according to the Steel Producers Association. Manufacturing as a whole employs over 1.5 million Canadians. Behind these numbers are families, communities and livelihoods. When a mill in Hamilton or Sault Ste. Marie slows down, the pain ripples through the supply chain, affecting everyone from truckers to office furniture manufacturers.
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