Fairfield Works gets new President at Steelworkers Local

Robert Irwin, a third-generation steelworker, was elected to a three-year term as head of Local 2122. It has about 500 members at U.S. Steel's 1,600-worker plant in Fairfield.Irwin said about 350 Fairfield Works Steelworkers are laid off in any given week, because of the poor economy which is making a less of a demand for steel.