Item 8.01. Other Events

On December 2, 2008, United States Steel Corporation ("U. S. Steel") announced that as a result of the company's continuing review and analysis of market conditions and their impact on customers' orders, it is taking further steps to temporarily concentrate North American steelmaking production at Mon Valley Works near Pittsburgh, Pa.; Gary Works in Gary, Ind.; Fairfield Works near Birmingham, Ala.; and Lake Erie Works in Nanticoke, Ontario. As a result, over the next few weeks the company will idle Keetac, an iron ore mining and pelletizing facility in Keewatin, Minn.; Great Lakes Works near Detroit, Mich.; and Granite City Works near St. Louis, Mo. Approximately 3,500 employees will be affected. The unions representing workers at these facilities have been notified of the temporary idling and Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) notices will be filed.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press release titled "U. S. Steel Consolidates Production for Greater Efficiency"