USW Welcomes USTR Investigations on Overcapacity, Forced Labor
Trade Watch
The United Steelworkers (USW) leads the fight for fair trade policies that protect workers in our global economy. When workers stand in solidarity across borders and exercise our right to collectively bargain, we can reverse the race to the bottom that billionaire CEOs created to line their pockets.
Featured News
USW Applauds Commitment to Reauthorize Trade Adjustment Assistance
USW Calls on Congress to Protect Workers in Wake…
Millsap: Congress Must Support Steel Industry
USW, Allies Slam Pause in Shipbuilding Relief Measures, Call…
Labor Applauds Trade Representative’s Actions to Revitalize U.S. Shipbuilding
USW Continues to Lead Drive to Rebuild Shipbuilding Industry
‘A Broken System’: Struggles of Tire, Glass Workers Highlight…
USW: USTR Plan on China’s Maritime Policies Helps Chart…
Members Pledge to Work Together for Fair Trade
USW Welcomes Senate Vote to End Needless Tariffs on…
USW: Tariffs Must be Paired with Wider Trade Policy…
USW: Chinese Attacks on Shipbuilding Industry Require Strong Remedies
USW Opposes Canadian Tariffs, Welcomes Efforts to Contain Global…
USW Calls on Trump to Reconsider Tariffs on Canada
USW, Partners Welcome USTR’S Comprehensive Indictment of PRC’s Unfair…
Blanket Tariffs Will Hurt Workers on Both Sides of…
USW Welcomes Treasury’s Final Rules Expanding Domestic Manufacturing Base
Workers Don’t Want a Handout. They Need a Hand…
USW Files Petitions Seeking Duties on Corrosion-Resistant Steel Imports
USW Strongly Supports Solar Trade Case, Calls for Energy…
USW Lauds Biden Administration for Melted and Poured Trade…
USW Applauds Biden’s Strategic Redesign of China Tariffs
USW Disappointed in USMCA Panel Decision on San Martín…
USW Backs Biden’s Worker-Centered Trade Policy as President Visits…
USW Applauds DOE Investments in Critical Industries
USW Files Section 301 Petition on Shipbuilding
International Trade Commission Fails Weirton Steelworkers- USW Remains Committed…
USW Welcomes ITC’s Preliminary Determination on Thai Truck and…
USW Files Antidumping Petition on Truck and Bus Tires…
Local Union President Testifies On Behalf of Workers at…
USW International President Tom Conway Appointed to Key Trade…
USW: Trade Action on Russian Metals and Inputs Critical…
USW Leader Seeks Trade Relief on Chinese Rail Component…
Trade Victory for USW Uncoated Paper Markets in Sunset…
USW Calls for Measures to Address Predatory Trade Practices,…
USW Applauds Biden Administration’s Vision on U.S.-China Trade Relations
Legislative Director Roy Houseman Testifies for Subcommittee on Fiscal…
USW Applauds ITC’s Final Determination on PVLT Tires from…
Newly-Elected Senator Joins Fight Against Unfair Trade
New USTR Pushes Worker-Centered Trade Policy
USW Condemns Trump’s Selling Out U.S. Industrial Workers, Applauds…
USW Applauds ITC Decision Upholding Orders on Chinese PVLT…
Steel Industry and Labor Urge Biden to Keep Steel…
USW Backs Thermal Paper Trade Petitions
USW Welcomes ITC’s Preliminary Determination on PVLT Tires from…
USW Applauds Commerce Department Investigation of PVLT Tires from…
USW Files Trade Petitions on PVLT Tires from Korea,…
USW Calls on Congress to Continue Strict Enforcement of…
USW’s Conway Calls on Congress to Support Steel Industry,…
USW: Dem Debate Should Offer Meaningful Discussion of Trade
USW Joins Filing Seeking Anti-Circumvention Inquiry in Uncoated Paper…
USW Petitions President Trump to Use SOTU to Honor…
USW Looks Forward to Working with USTR to Continue…
USW: Congress Must Consider National Security When It Comes…
USW Opposes PRINT Act, Calls on Congress to Protect…
USW: USTR’s Renegotiation of U.S.-Korea FTA Should Help Save…
Gerard Delivers Industry Update, Addresses Tariffs for House Steel…
Labor Leaders Deliver Unified Trade Message to President Trump
USW Condemns 2017 Record Trade Deficit with China
USW Lauds USTR Decision on Imported Solar Cells and…
USW Affirms Devastating Consequences of Unfair Trade, Urges White…
USW: Trade Actions on Aluminum Need to Focus on…
USW Strongly Supports New Initiatives that Target Violation of…
USW Backs Trade Petitions Against Chinese Aluminum Foil
ITC Denies Relief to USW Members Making Truck and…
Decision by International Trade Commission Will Help Restore Fair…
USW Supports Announcement of USTR Action to Address Chinese…
Ruling levels playing field for USW members, companies in…
USW Lauds USTR Enforcement Action to End China Limiting…
USW Files Case on Imports of Primary Unwrought Aluminum…
USW and Four American Paper Manufacturers Win Illegal Trade…
USW: Flood Of Chinese Tires Washing Away U.S. Jobs
USW Fights Unfair Trade to Preserve American Paper Industry
USW Commends USTR Filing Action against China for Its…
Industry and Union Join Together in Calling on U.S.…
U.S. Department of Commerce announces preliminary dumping margins against…
U.S. Enforcement Win of WTO Case Against China’s Illegal…
USW’s Stan Johnson Discusses Trade Case Against Imports of…
USW Commends USTR for Moving Forward Requirements for Guatemala…
USW: Fiber Glass Industries Closure a Direct Result of…
Learn more about our approach to fair trade:
The USMCA at Six Years: Falling Short and Failing Working People
USMCA replaced the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which was disastrous for American workers. USMCA was intended to rebalance trade, create good jobs, and raise labor standards. Instead, key outcomes show the agreement is failing for working people.
Shipbuilding
The United Steelworkers is leading a coalition of labor organizations calling on the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to defend the U.S.’s domestic shipbuilding industry in light of China’s use of commercial shipbuilding to dominate global trade.
Shipbuilding News
USW, Allies Slam Pause in Shipbuilding Relief Measures, Call…
Labor Applauds Trade Representative’s Actions to Revitalize U.S. Shipbuilding
USW Continues to Lead Drive to Rebuild Shipbuilding Industry
Shipbuilding Case Gains Steam
USW: USTR Plan on China’s Maritime Policies Helps Chart…
USW: Chinese Attacks on Shipbuilding Industry Require Strong Remedies
USW, Partners Welcome USTR’S Comprehensive Indictment of PRC’s Unfair…
Full Steam Ahead: USW Leads Coalition Seeking Action to…
USW Files Section 301 Petition on Shipbuilding
Steel
China and other countries have been flooding the global market with its excess steel for decades, undermining U.S. industries. Our union has been fighting back on several fronts. This includes filing petitions to clamp back on dumping and illegal subsidies, as well as working to maintain Section 232 trade remedies that help protect our national security.
Steel Trade News
Millsap: Congress Must Support Steel Industry
USW Files Petitions Seeking Duties on Corrosion-Resistant Steel Imports
USW Lauds Biden Administration for Melted and Poured Trade…
International Trade Commission Fails Weirton Steelworkers- USW Remains Committed…
Steel Industry and Labor Urge Biden to Keep Steel…
USW’s Conway Calls on Congress to Support Steel Industry,…
Gerard Delivers Industry Update, Addresses Tariffs for House Steel…
Ruling levels playing field for USW members, companies in…
U.S. Enforcement Win of WTO Case Against China’s Illegal…
Tires
In the tire industry, companies are closing plants, consolidating operations and scaling down production in the face of a flood of unfairly traded imports. Since joining the World Trade Organization, the Chinese government has consistently subsidized and dumped foreign-made tires in the U.S., often by funneling goods through Southeast Asia to bypass U.S. duties.
Tire Trade News
‘A Broken System’: Struggles of Tire, Glass Workers Highlight…
USW Welcomes ITC’s Preliminary Determination on Thai Truck and…
USW Files Antidumping Petition on Truck and Bus Tires…
USW Applauds ITC’s Final Determination on PVLT Tires from…
USW Applauds ITC Decision Upholding Orders on Chinese PVLT…
USW Welcomes ITC’s Preliminary Determination on PVLT Tires from…
USW Applauds Commerce Department Investigation of PVLT Tires from…
USW Files Trade Petitions on PVLT Tires from Korea,…
ITC Denies Relief to USW Members Making Truck and…
Decision by International Trade Commission Will Help Restore Fair…
USW: Flood Of Chinese Tires Washing Away U.S. Jobs
USW’s Stan Johnson Discusses Trade Case Against Imports of…