UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C.  20549


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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
                                 August 12, 2008


                         United States Steel Corporation
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              (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


       Delaware                1-16811               25-1897152
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   (State or other        (Commission File          (IRS Employer
   jurisdiction of             Number)           Identification No.)
    incorporation)

       600 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA              15219-2800
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       (Address of principal executive               (Zip Code)
                   offices)

                                 (412) 433-1121
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                         (Registrant's telephone number,
                              including area code)

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Item 8.01. Other Events

On August 12, 2008, United States Steel Corporation (U. S. Steel) announced a
tentative agreement with the United Steelworkers (USW) on a new four-year labor
contract that will cover approximately 16,000 USW-represented employees at
U. S. Steel's domestic flat-rolled and iron ore mining facilities as well as
tubular operations in Lorain, Ohio, and Fairfield, Alabama.  U. S. Steel also
announced that its U. S. Steel Tubular Products, Inc. subsidiary reached a
tentative agreement with the USW on a new four-year labor contract that will
cover approximately 900 USW-represented employees at U. S. Steel Tubular
Products, Inc.'s Texas Operations Division, a welded tubular products facility
in Lone Star, Texas.  These tentative agreements will replace contracts expiring
September 1, 2008, and remain subject to ratification by the USW.  Copies of the
press releases in substantially the form released are filed herewith as Exhibits
99.1 and 99.2.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

     (d)  Exhibits

          99.1 Press release titled "U. S. Steel Reaches Tentative Agreement
               with United Steelworkers on New Labor Contract for U.S. Flat-
               Rolled, Iron Ore Mining and Select Tubular Operations"

          99.2 U. S. Steel Tubular Products, Inc. Reaches Tentative Agreement
               with United Steelworkers on New Labor Contract for Texas
               Operations Division"


SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION


By   /s/ Larry G. Schultz
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     Larry G. Schultz
     Senior Vice President & Controller



Dated:  August 12, 2008