Employee Wellness and Development

Managing Employee Wellness and Development at U. S. Steel
We are committed to supporting the wellness of all our employees and to providing them with the resources they need to develop their talents and careers. It is through employees who feel they are their best, healthiest, most productive selves at work that we can maintain our industry leadership and continue to innovate new sustainable solutions to customer problems while creating new efficiencies. Wellness and career development are fundamental keys to our success as a company. 
 
U. S. Steel believes enhancing the well-being of our workforce will benefit all stakeholders and, most importantly, our employees, their families and the communities in which we operate. U. S. Steel is proud to offer industry leading parental leave benefits and mental health, substance abuse, and coaching services. Every employee and each of their family members receives eight free visits to a mental health or coaching professional each year. We believe that strong mental health contributes to strong physical health and overall well-being. 
Programs include:
  • Fitness reimbursements for gym memberships, Peloton classes and other fitness activities 
  • Back-up care for children and adults 
  • Preventive wellness visits at home 
  • Adoption assistance 
  • Dependent Care Flexible Spending program with match 
  • Tuition assistance 
  • Enhanced fertility services 
  • Diabetes care 
Leadership Development Programs

The Steel Leadership Institute offers a comprehensive suite of development programs designed to cultivate leaders at multiple levels within our organization. These programs, including Leading at the Frontline, Steel Foundations and High Strength Leadership, provide immersive experiences in targeted workshops with practical application to maximize learning. By participating in these programs, our leaders gain essential skills and knowledge to effectively manage teams, drive strategic initiatives and foster a high-performing work environment. The Steel Leadership Institute’s commitment to continuous improvement ensures that our leaders are well-equipped to navigate the evolving business landscape and contribute to the Company’s success. This year, participants received tours of various facilities and learned more about the process and research behind making steel. 

 

Employee Appreciation Day at Minntac
Employees and their families gathered for lunch and ice cream at Minntac’s Employee Appreciation Day in August 2024, where various food trucks were waiting for them. After lunch, they boarded buses for a tour of the mine. Minntac Process Coordinator Jeff Baker brought his son Tate to the event, and both were among the many who reported they had a great time. 
 
“The tour bus made multiple stops to provide opportunities to view the mining equipment, the West Pit Overlook and the concentrator. Tate thought it was awesome to be able to see all the huge pieces of mining equipment and couldn’t believe how big the open pit was.” 
 
– Jeff Baker, Minntac Process Coordinator 
Employee Appreciation Day at Big River Steel Works
In September 2024, Big River Steel Works hosted a Family Day event at AutoZone Park in Memphis, where team members and their families enjoyed a memorable day at the ball park. The event featured a Memphis Redbirds baseball game, classic game-day food favorites, an exciting high-five tunnel experience with players before the game, and a special opportunity for attendees to run the bases after the game. 
Steel Stories Podcast

There is no shortage of interesting, meaningful and impactful stories that can be told about the steel industry and its impact — and some of the best of them can be heard on the Steel Stories by U. S. Steel podcast. Hosted by technology and business journalist David Kirkpatrick, the podcast features interviews with a range of experts and leaders, many of them from U. S. Steel. The episodes, which have aired roughly monthly or bimonthly since debuting in March 2023, cover everything steel, from geopolitics and sustainability to technology innovation and industry safety, and much more. 
 
Our employees who were guests on the podcast in 2024 include: 
·       Ben Caryl, Associate General Counsel for International Trade and Public Policy at U. S. Steel 
·       Neil Pergar, Engineering Project Manager at U. S. Steel 
·       Dave Burritt, President and CEO of U. S. Steel 
·       Jason Zugai, Vice President of United Steelworkers Local 2227 at Mon Valley Works Irvin Plant 
 
More information on the podcast, including how you can listen, can be found on our website. 

Intern Spotlight

Matthew Cook

Sustainability Intern

Finished up his second summer at Big River Steel Works as a sustainability intern, where his hard work and valuable contributions were much appreciated. He worked with the team at Big River Steel to design and install a rainwater catchment system for the raised garden bed s at the facility, complete biodiversity monitoring of wildlife near the storm water ponds, and volunteer with Main Street Osceola. He also had the opportunity to job shadow the environmental technicians at Big River Steel. Matthew headed off to his senior year at Arkansas State University, with the gratitude and best wishes of Big River Steel Works employees.

Madison Salvo

Sustainability Intern

Applied her chemical engineering studies at the University of Pittsburgh to her 2024 summer and 2025 spring internships at U. S. Steel’s Clairton Plant. Madison threw herself into examining cooling towers, super still heat exchangers and fractionators, among other equipment. Luckily for all, she will be back in the fall of 2025 as a co-op student.

“This internship has been nothing short of an incredible experience where I have had the opportunity to tackle technical problem-solving, learn from exceptional mentors, and grow both personally and professionally.”

Bella Wilson

Corporate Communications intern

Our Corporate Communications intern, developed financial and executive communications and public relations messaging, and wrote and published 23 articles on U. S. Steel’s internal news network, X App, during her 2024 summer and fall internship

“As my internship continued into the fall semester, I worked to help the U. S. Steel Communications team gear up for the rest of 2024. By doing so, I learned more every day about event planning, social media strategy and curating strong relationships with the media.”