Getting your player ready...
Call it a blue-collar stranglehold. It’s only natural Pittsburgh-area steelworkers would want to watch the Pittsburgh Steelers in Sunday’s Super Bowl. But a U.S. Steel memo says workers in several local mills who miss work Sunday or Monday “without just cause” will face “severe disciplinary action.” Not surprisingly, the United Steelworkers union is calling an audible. USW International vice president Tom Conway responded to the memo with an e-mail — in black-and-gold type — suggesting adjusting schedules so volunteers who don’t want to watch the game can work during it.
