Unions go to bat for Canada on steel tariffs

Published November 5, 2018 11:09pm ET



A who’s who of the U.S. labor movement has gone to bat for Canada on Trump administration tariffs, urging U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to help them avoid levies on steel and aluminum.

In a letter dated Oct. 25 sent as members of the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office’s official Labor Advisory Committee, the unions argued that letting the tariffs stand would disrupt the supply chain utilized by the auto industry.

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