At his retirement in 1994, Louis Tauber, a sheet metal worker at Sparrows Point, was # 1 on the plant seniority list with more than 49 years seniority. Still living in Brooklyn Park, Louis donated the white hard hat that the company gave out to retiring workers to the project. The white hat has always been something of a controversy since white hats are normally only worn by supervisors--called

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At his retirement in 1994, Louis Tauber, a sheet metal worker at Sparrows Point, was # 1 on the plant seniority list with more than 49 years seniority. Still living in Brooklyn Park, Louis donated the white hard hat that the company gave out to retiring workers to the project. The white hat has always been something of a controversy since white hats are normally only worn by supervisors--called "white hats," for obvious reasons. Why give a retiring union member a white hat? Only Bethlehem Steel could answer this question.