Steelworkers union praises White House’s steel import study

Published February 16, 2018 9:24pm ET



United Steelworkers International on Friday offered rare praise for the Trump administration on Friday, when it said it supports the Commerce Department’s Friday recommendation for tariffs or quotas on steel imports.

“It is absolutely clear from today’s release of the Section 232 Aluminum and Steel Reports that Department of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has a comprehensive understanding of the unrelenting attacks and challenges that these industries critical to our nation’s security are facing from unfairly traded imports,” USW President Leo Gerard said.

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