On Their Own Again 1984

[@mic44lee44]

I Would Like to Say Thank You and Also My Family Is From Weirton, WV and Steubenville, OH 😊 and I Appreciate The History And It’s Nostalgic To Watch This Im Areas My Grandad Lived and Had a House Overlooking The Weirton Steel Mill ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@jodydavis7339]

I just watched life goes on ESOP and found it very interesting even though I kinda remember my dad talking about it and I do remember when the employees bought Weirton steel so sad of what became of it and what happened to this town because of it but I really enjoyed watching it and looking forward to see the rest.. I grew up on weircrest and it was one of the best places I could have lived my dad Gary Davis Worked ther all his life and to go back in time again..id do anything to live threw it again thank you for sharing!! 😄

[@lewiemcneely9143]

I'm with you because I thought I saw where it ended up shutting down. We had a paper mill that the workers tried to do the same thing but were skrewd from the beginning. Between the current owners and the rest not willing to take a cutback they ended up with nothing. Now there are no jobs and no plant, AND no incentives for new businesses because of morons on county government don't want to work with paople that would come here to build a business. Going to hell in a hatbox.

[@robertsole9970]

And here we are in 2021....what’s left of the mill...not much.

[@joechiodi5529]

Next month, it’s all over for it.

[@infomercialwars]

Corporate greed and people not willing to be informed and stand up for themselves it's the story of the entire state.

[@pearsooo6972]

I still have an ESOP can

[@charlesleonard7257]

I was layed off for 4an three quarters years!..an even lost my recall rights..but got called back !!..years later I got my my time back..from the Union suit! I had two Lockers in just about every part of the mill one for dirty clothes one for clean clothes except the General Offices an he half moon!.. I had a key chain at home and everything marked so I could keep track of the keys to my lockers !!..lol !!..!!..sometimes every two weeks I would be in a totally different divisions of the mill !..if iwant to keep my job !!..I was always layed off an on !!. Hired1978... 3 Years After High School that was the biggest mistake of my life !!..I should have went right in After High School !!.i would have still been working to this day !!..but I decided to manage my father's gas stations in Stead .3 in Weirton...that experience was well worth it in my life !!..

[@67Lucky67]

What is the status of the mill & town now?

[@justinboyd9468]

dead

[@67Lucky67]

@@justinboyd9468 That makes me sad.

[@anotherjunkie2]

part of it is owned by Arcillitor Mittel....parts have been blown up..my dad worked at Weirton Steel for most of his adult life

[@mikeylethal9844]

@@anotherjunkie2 finishing mill

[@runlikehell4180]

Nothing but a small tin mill now

[@damionsacripanti3440]

Well this didn't age well!