Steel

The workers arrived as usual, only to be greeted in the yard by a solemn-looking foreman.
"I'm sorry, everyone, but that's it."
"What? They aren't investing the money?" asked one worker.
The foreman shook his head.
"Sadly not. That means production has to stop with immediate effect."
"Wait till the union hears about this!"
The union wouldn't do a damn thing. Everyone knew that. A hundred years and more of history came to an abrupt end.