Broken promises in the Rust Belt

Workers in old-line industries who feel betrayed by government in the face of foreign competiton and high labor costs may be pivotal in this presidential election year.

By Stephen J. Glain

Globe Staff / May 16, 2004

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WEIRTON, W. Va -- The steel mill in this Ohio Valley hamlet was built in 1909, before there was a main street, a school system, or a telephone grid. At peak production a generation ago, some 13,000 people clocked into the sprawling factory each day to produce the sheet metal for V-8 Chevrolets and the plating for armored personnel carriers ... (Full Article: 1545 Words)