News Articles
- January 05, 2009 | Hightower Lowdown Hightower: Lawmakers turning economic woes into class warfare Former lawmaker Jim Hightower has written a new article in which he describes how Congress has turned the nation's economic woes into class warfare. Read more here.
- December 22, 2008 | USW USW Affirms U.S. Subsidy Duties on Chinese-Imported Line Pipe Thomas M. Conway, Vice President of the United Steelworkers (USW), affirmed today’s vote by the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) to impose anti-subsidy duties on China imports of lined pipe at levels ranging between 36 to 40 percent. Read more here.
- December 12, 2008 | USW NEW VIDEO: USW economist: Paying people well right way to organize economy “We stand without apology for the principle of paying people well. . . That is both morally right, and we believe the right way to organize an economy.” USW economist Ron Bloom made this profound statement in a presentation he recently gave outlining what happened to our economy. Watch it here.
Releases / Advisories
- December 29, 2008 | USW USW Urges U.S. to Reject Latest Doha Paper for WTO Rules Leo W. Gerard, President of the United Steelworkers (USW), today issued a statement and release of a letter calling on the Bush administration’s top negotiators in the Doha Round of the World Trade Organization (WTO) to again reject the latest draft rules that would weaken workers’ defense against predatory trade practices by undermining U.S. trade laws on illegal dumping and subsidies. Read more here.
- December 09, 2008 | USW USW Calls for Major Economic Recovery Program for Main Street United Steelworkers (USW) International President Leo W. Gerard today called for a major campaign to pass a substantial, strategic and sustained economic recovery plan for President-elect Barack Obama to sign when he takes office. Click here for more.
- November 25, 2008 | USW USW’S Conway says final China import duties needed on line pipe Thomas M. Conway, Vice President of the United Steelworkers (USW), testified yesterday before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) to urge a final determination against illegal China imports of circular welded carbon quality line pipe produced by ten domestic companies that are used in the oil and gas distribution industry. Read more here.
