Labor Day 2011 sees a very different world to that of 70 years ago. As hard as a day at the office in front of a computer may sometimes feel, it surely pales in comparison to the hard labour endured ...

The character of “Rosie the Riveter”—as feminist symbol, World War II icon and mid-century heroine—is so ingrained in the American psyche that it’s sometimes difficult to remember that there was a ...

Well, you ruined that housing-you can't weld cast to mild steel." Jay Prosche-Jensen of Ultimate Driveline has heard that from "experts" for 30 years. Being the mild-mannered guy he is, his reply is ...

Remember the 80’s movie, Flashdance? The female lead, Jennifer Beals, was a welder by day in a Pittsburgh steel mill and for many people that was their first glimpse of what a welder did for a living.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — In Arkansas, the steel industry has become one of the economy's driving forces. According to the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, the state is home to one of the largest ...