Workers call wait for govt. response on steel site 'painful' Steelworkers who had been camping in front of the French Finance Ministry in Paris loaded up their tents Friday to join co-workers at the ArcelorMittal site in Florange. France has threatened to take over the plant if the steel giant goes ahead with plans to close two blast furnaces. ArcelorMittal, which wants to continue to operate the rest of the site, has given the government until Saturday to find a new investor. One steelworker said Friday, "Each hour is painful." Images and soundbites.