SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Some workers at Crucible Steel are part of a temporary layoff, but the Director of the Steel Workers Union said it is not unusual. The move lasts one week and then workers are back on the job.

Richard Knowles said it is a departmental shutdown. That means it is a scheduled shutdown based on production, and he said there are no abnormal layoffs.

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