'It's devastating': Hundreds of Stelco workers in Hamilton and Nanticoke face uncertain future due to layoffs

Hundreds of Stelco workers in Hamilton and Nanticoke, Ont. are facing an uncertain future after the company announced it will indefinitely idle its cold-rolled and coated operations at its Hamilton Works plant.

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Aerial shot of Stelco Hamilton Works production facility at the Hamilton Harbour. (Patrick Morrell/CBC)

Hundreds of Stelco workers in Hamilton are facing an uncertain future after the company announced Monday it will indefinitely idle its cold-rolled and coated operations at its Hamilton Works plant.

Ron Wells, the president of United Steelworkers Local 1005, says the wind-down is expected to begin Oct. 9, with about 350 workers from the Hamilton plant expected to be laid off.

He said the total layoffs could be up to 500 in total, between the Hamilton and Lake Erie Works plant in Nanticoke, Ont. Stelco has also said up to 500 workers could be affected.

"I hate using 'we're disappointed' — we're disgusted," Wells told CBC Hamilton Tuesday morning.

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