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Article: Union Chief Pushes Tough Line on Trade; As Steelworkers Battle Violations, Gerard Urges U.S. to Take Stronger Stand
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- The Washington Post
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- September 26, 2009
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As visitors to this week's G-20 summit in Pittsburgh are
frequently reminded, the host city has bounced back from the
collapse of its steel industry in the 1980s.
But for the city's preeminent union, the United Steelworkers, the
arguments that began here decades ago over the threat of foreign
trade are far from settled.
On Friday, the United Steelworkers weighed whether to join a
trade case accusing China of dumping seamless steel tubes in the
United States. Earlier this week, it launched a lawsuit with three
U.S. manufacturers against Chinese imports of coated paper. These
actions closely followed two trade victories the union garnered
earlier this month with a tariff on Chinese tires and a ...
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