--- title: Documentary about the Ohio steel industry premieres Feb. 26 description: The America’s Work Force Union Podcast is the nation’s premier daily labor program. Carl Kriss, Director of Relighting the Flame joined us on today’s show. image: https://awf.labortools.com/hubfs/RTF%20Blue.png --- 1 min read Season 5, Episode 37 # Documentary about the Ohio steel industry premieres Feb. 26 [ awfblog ](https://awf.labortools.com/listen/author/awfblog) February 20, 2024 [America's Work Force Union Podcast](https://awf.labortools.com/listen/tag/americas-work-force-union-podcast) [Steelworkers](https://awf.labortools.com/listen/tag/steelworkers) [AWF](https://awf.labortools.com/listen/tag/awf) [Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM)](https://awf.labortools.com/listen/tag/alliance-for-american-manufacturing-aam) ![AWF-Blogo-Logos-Template-400x400_allianceamericanmanufacturing](https://awf.labortools.com/hs-fs/hubfs/AmericasWorkForce/podcast%20logos/AWF-Blogo-Logos-Template-400x400_allianceamericanmanufacturing.png?width=400&height=400&name=AWF-Blogo-Logos-Template-400x400_allianceamericanmanufacturing.png)   Guest Name: --- Carl Kriss Guest Website: --- [Relighting the Flame](http://www.RelightingtheFlameFilm.com)  Guest Social Media: --- [ Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/AmericanManufacturing) [ Twitter](https://twitter.com/KeepitMadeinUSA) [ YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/user/AmericanMfg) [ LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/) Supportive Documents: --- Director Carl Kriss joined America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss his upcoming documentary, [Relighting the Flame](https://secure.everyaction.com/BZNDFTXbR0aZJu4SKAAXkA2), which focuses on the fall and comeback of the steel industry in Northeast Ohio. Kriss talked about the inspiration behind the film and some of the worker stories that stuck with him. On Monday, February 26, Kriss will unveil the documentary at Capitol Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio. The Chicago native found himself in Northeast Ohio after spending the early part of his career in Los Angeles. Here, he saw the impact on the families and businesses in the region after the closing of several manufacturing plants in the state. To tell this story, Kriss needed to find workers to help him tell the story. It was Scott Paul, the President of the [Alliance for American Manufacturing](https://www.americanmanufacturing.org/), that provided assistance. Paul connected Kriss to several plants and stories around Cleveland, including the Cleveland Works factory, that Kriss could focus on for his documentary. The workers — many of whom are [United Steelworkers](https://www.usw.org/) — he spoke with were open and honest about what happened in the 90s that led to the factory's closing. The USW workers interviewed were excited to update the narrative around the steel industry, providing Kriss with an inside look at the industry's evolution. He was in awe of the skills the workers developed to adapt to the changes in the industry and described some of the stories that stuck with him most. Kriss’s film showcases how these workers overcame the trials and adapted to the new steel industry to create a sense of hope around the return of the U.S. steel industry. Listen to the show above for more information on the documentary. To get tickets to the premiere at Capitol Theatre, please visit [RelightingTheFlameFilm.com](https://secure.everyaction.com/BZNDFTXbR0aZJu4SKAAXkA2). --- America’s Work Force is the only daily labor podcast in the US and has been on the air since 1993, supplying listeners with useful, relevant input into their daily lives through fact-finding features, in-depth interviews, informative news segments and practical consumer reports. America’s Work Force is committed to providing an accessible venue in which America's workers and their families can hear discussion on important, relevant topics such as employment, healthcare, legislative action, labor-management relations, corporate practices, finances, local and national politics, consumer reports and labor issues. America’s Work Force Union Podcast is brought to you in part by our sponsors: AFL-CIO, American Federation of Government Employees, American Federation of Musicians Local 4, Alliance for American Manufacturing, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes-IBT, Boyd Watterson, Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council, Communication Workers of America, Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust, International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers Local 50, International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Crafts, International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 6, Ironworkers Great Lakes District Council, Melwood, The Labor Citizen newspaper, Laborers International Union of North America, The National Labor Office of Blue Cross and Blue Shield, North Coast Area Labor Federation, Ohio Federation of Teachers, United Labor Agency, United Steelworkers. - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ##### SUBSCRIBE ON: --- [![Group 342](https://awf.labortools.com/hs-fs/hubfs/AmericasWorkForce/podcast%20logos/Apple%20Podcasts%20Button-Dark.png?width=171&name=Apple%20Podcasts%20Button-Dark.png)](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-work-force-union-podcast/id1511224946) [![Group 341](https://awf.labortools.com/hs-fs/hubfs/AmericasWorkForce/podcast%20logos/Spotify%20Button-Dark.png?width=100&name=Spotify%20Button-Dark.png)](https://open.spotify.com/show/0GzkHxFSBxiXvuX0lZpQBn) [![Group 343](https://awf.labortools.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Group%20343.png?width=135&name=Group%20343.png)](https://www.iheart.com/podcast/americas-work-force-union-podcast-62567752/) [![Group 339](https://awf.labortools.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Group%20339.png?width=110&name=Group%20339.png)](https://www.pandora.com/podcast/americas-work-force-union-podcast/PC:47979) [![Group 397](https://awf.labortools.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Group%20397.png?width=125&name=Group%20397.png)](https://americasworkforceradiopodcast.podbean.com/) [![Group 397](https://awf.labortools.com/hs-fs/hubfs/YouTube_button.png?width=125&name=YouTube_button.png)](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuQo1PAtRAel1_tS7-PQOkA)   #### [Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen on the Union Pacific Merger Threat](https://awf.labortools.com/listen/brotherhood-of-railroad-signalmen-on-the-union-pacific-merger-threat) : July 6, 2026 # Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen on the Union Pacific Merger Threat Brandon Elvey, Secretary-Treasurer of the [Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen](https://www.brs.org/),... 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