<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://williamlounsbury.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[williamlounsbury]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://williamlounsbury.wordpress.com/author/williamlounsbury/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Boston Globe: GST&nbsp;Steel]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>A long overdue post about the story I shot for the Boston Globe nearly a month ago. I spent the day with Boston Globe reporter Bobby Caina Calvan and Jeff Jones, a former GST Steel worker (first picture). The story was part of a piece about the political uses of Mitt Romney&#8217;s time at Bain Capital. GST Steel, and its closing has been used in Obama attack ads against Mr. Romney, the other half of the article focused on a different plant in Ohio where Bain succeeded and is used by the Romney campaign.</p>
<p>Here is a link the <a title="article" href="http://articles.boston.com/2012-06-05/news/32058859_1_steel-dynamics-steel-mill-keith-busse" target="_blank">article</a>, however my picture is no longer visible.</p>
<p><a href="https://williamlounsbury.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/20120522_lounsw_gststeel_135toned.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="1267" data-permalink="https://williamlounsbury.wordpress.com/2012/06/10/boston-globe-gst-steel/20120522_lounsw_gststeel_135toned/" data-orig-file="https://williamlounsbury.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/20120522_lounsw_gststeel_135toned.jpg" data-orig-size="1500,996" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Jeff Jones looks over an old honor roll for familiar names in the former union headquarters building, now a banquette hall in Kansas City, Missouri, Tuesday, May 23. The 750 GST Steel employees that lost their jobs were members of the AFLCIO, without the plant the need for this meeting space disappeared as well.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1337815949&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="20120522_lounsw_GSTSteel_135toned" data-image-description="&lt;p&gt;Jeff Jones looks over an old honor roll for familiar names in the former union headquarters building, now a banquette hall in Kansas City, Missouri, Tuesday, May 23. The 750 GST Steel employees that lost their jobs were members of the AFLCIO, without the plant the need for this meeting space disappeared as well.&lt;/p&gt;
" data-medium-file="https://williamlounsbury.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/20120522_lounsw_gststeel_135toned.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://williamlounsbury.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/20120522_lounsw_gststeel_135toned.jpg?w=1024" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-1267" title="20120522_lounsw_GSTSteel_135toned" src="https://williamlounsbury.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/20120522_lounsw_gststeel_135toned.jpg?w=1024&#038;h=679" alt="" width="1024" height="679" srcset="https://williamlounsbury.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/20120522_lounsw_gststeel_135toned.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=679 1024w, https://williamlounsbury.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/20120522_lounsw_gststeel_135toned.jpg?w=150&amp;h=100 150w, https://williamlounsbury.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/20120522_lounsw_gststeel_135toned.jpg?w=300&amp;h=199 300w, https://williamlounsbury.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/20120522_lounsw_gststeel_135toned.jpg?w=768&amp;h=510 768w, https://williamlounsbury.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/20120522_lounsw_gststeel_135toned.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a></p>
<p>Jeff Jones, former GST Steel worker.</p>
<p><a href="https://williamlounsbury.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/20120522_lounsw_gststeel_210toned.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="1268" data-permalink="https://williamlounsbury.wordpress.com/2012/06/10/boston-globe-gst-steel/20120522_lounsw_gststeel_210toned/" data-orig-file="https://williamlounsbury.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/20120522_lounsw_gststeel_210toned.jpg" data-orig-size="1500,996" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;The entrance to GST Steel in Kansas City, Missouri, Tuesday, May 23. Bain Capital purchased a struggling GST Steel in 1993 and in 2001 GST closed its doors and declared bankruptcy.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1337816549&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="20120522_lounsw_GSTSteel_210toned" data-image-description="&lt;p&gt;The entrance to GST Steel in Kansas City, Missouri, Tuesday, May 23. Bain Capital purchased a struggling GST Steel in 1993 and in 2001 GST closed its doors and declared bankruptcy.&lt;/p&gt;
" data-medium-file="https://williamlounsbury.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/20120522_lounsw_gststeel_210toned.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://williamlounsbury.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/20120522_lounsw_gststeel_210toned.jpg?w=1024" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-1268" title="20120522_lounsw_GSTSteel_210toned" src="https://williamlounsbury.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/20120522_lounsw_gststeel_210toned.jpg?w=1024&#038;h=679" alt="" width="1024" height="679" srcset="https://williamlounsbury.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/20120522_lounsw_gststeel_210toned.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=679 1024w, https://williamlounsbury.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/20120522_lounsw_gststeel_210toned.jpg?w=150&amp;h=100 150w, https://williamlounsbury.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/20120522_lounsw_gststeel_210toned.jpg?w=300&amp;h=199 300w, https://williamlounsbury.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/20120522_lounsw_gststeel_210toned.jpg?w=768&amp;h=510 768w, https://williamlounsbury.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/20120522_lounsw_gststeel_210toned.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a></p>
<p>GST Steel entrance.</p>
<p><a href="https://williamlounsbury.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/20120522_lounsw_gststeel_268toned.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="1269" data-permalink="https://williamlounsbury.wordpress.com/2012/06/10/boston-globe-gst-steel/20120522_lounsw_gststeel_268toned/" data-orig-file="https://williamlounsbury.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/20120522_lounsw_gststeel_268toned.jpg" data-orig-size="1500,996" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Vines and trash cover the remains of the GST Steel employee parking lot in Kansas City, Missouri, Tuesday, May 23. Few signs indicating the former company can be found, mostly empty, unkempt, lots.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1337817096&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="20120522_lounsw_GSTSteel_268toned" data-image-description="&lt;p&gt;Vines and trash cover the remains of the GST Steel employee parking lot in Kansas City, Missouri, Tuesday, May 23. Few signs indicating the former company can be found, mostly empty, unkempt, lots.&lt;/p&gt;
" data-medium-file="https://williamlounsbury.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/20120522_lounsw_gststeel_268toned.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://williamlounsbury.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/20120522_lounsw_gststeel_268toned.jpg?w=1024" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-1269" title="20120522_lounsw_GSTSteel_268toned" src="https://williamlounsbury.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/20120522_lounsw_gststeel_268toned.jpg?w=1024&#038;h=679" alt="" width="1024" height="679" srcset="https://williamlounsbury.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/20120522_lounsw_gststeel_268toned.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=679 1024w, https://williamlounsbury.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/20120522_lounsw_gststeel_268toned.jpg?w=150&amp;h=100 150w, https://williamlounsbury.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/20120522_lounsw_gststeel_268toned.jpg?w=300&amp;h=199 300w, https://williamlounsbury.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/20120522_lounsw_gststeel_268toned.jpg?w=768&amp;h=510 768w, https://williamlounsbury.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/20120522_lounsw_gststeel_268toned.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a></p>
<p>GST Steel parking lot.</p>
<p><a href="https://williamlounsbury.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/20120522_lounsw_gststeel_415toned.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="1270" data-permalink="https://williamlounsbury.wordpress.com/2012/06/10/boston-globe-gst-steel/20120522_lounsw_gststeel_415toned/" data-orig-file="https://williamlounsbury.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/20120522_lounsw_gststeel_415toned.jpg" data-orig-size="1500,996" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Vernon Corliss talks about his time at GST Steel and when he shook Mitt Romney&#039;s hand in his Kansas City, Missouri home, Tuesday, May 23. Corliss suffers from asbestosis, he once weighted 270 pounds, however because of his poor health he now weights 139 pounds. He did not lose his job when the plant closed, however when GST Steel declared bankruptcy it could no longer fully pay pension and health care benefits.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1337847722&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="20120522_lounsw_GSTSteel_415toned" data-image-description="&lt;p&gt;Vernon Corliss talks about his time at GST Steel and when he shook Mitt Romney&#8217;s hand in his Kansas City, Missouri home, Tuesday, May 23. Corliss suffers from asbestosis, he once weighted 270 pounds, however because of his poor health he now weights 139 pounds. He did not lose his job when the plant closed, however when GST Steel declared bankruptcy it could no longer fully pay pension and health care benefits.&lt;/p&gt;
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<p>Vernon Corliss, former GST Steel employee, suffering from asbestosis which he contracted from GST Steel.</p>
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