United Steelworkers leaders are determine to prevent a strike that would cut across their collaboration with Trump's trade war measures

Union alleges the company "initiated a coordinated attack, attempting to ... undercut our collective power by turning us against each other.”

Pittsburgh researchers are speaking out against potential funding cuts from the National Institutes of Health. Congressional representatives for the Pittsburgh area met with the United Steelworkers and University of Pittsburgh staff downtown Monday.

United Steelworkers files NLRB complaint against U.S. Steel, alleging intimidation amid Nippon Steel acquisition attempt and union opposition.

Democrats and university officials say uncertainty is the hallmark of proposed cuts to the National Institutes of Health, but they fear the move could cost the region thousands of jobs and hundreds of millions of dollars.

KDKA-TV reached out to the White House for comment on the concerns raised by Pitt researchers and union leaders, but have not heard back. Last month, the NIH said it would lower its grant funding cap for indirect costs to 15 percent. Pitt and CMU are among the universities and hospitals suing the Trump administration to block the cuts.

The United Steelworkers union says it's raised concerns since the sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel was proposed in 2023.