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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Former Bethlehem Steel plant, the second largest steel manufacturer in the United States, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, April 22, 2016.
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Retired steelworker Richard Check rests outside his home in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, April 22, 2016.
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Richard Check labored for 43 years, five months, and 15 days as a rigger in eastern Pennsylvania’s Bethlehem Steel, formerly the second-largest steel corporation in the United States.
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Lester Clore, a 33-year veteran of the Bethlehem Steel plant.