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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump steel tariffs may leave these U.S. steelworkers jobless
https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKCN1GL2V9?__twitter_impression=trueThe U.S. steel industry employed about 147,000 people in 2015, according to the Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic analysis. Manufacturers that need steel employ about 6.5 million people each year and the construction industry 6.3 million.
former9thward
(31,961 posts)More libertarian free trade BS.
The AFL-CIO and the United Steelworkers back the tariffs and so should anyone who stands with working people. Enough dumping is enough.
AFL-CIO chief defends Trump move: 'Tariffs won't start a trade war'
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on Thursday argued there is no danger President Trump's new tariffs will start a trade war, siding with the president on tariffs that have angered the GOP.
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/377492-afl-cio-chief-defends-trump-move-tariffs-wont-start-a-trade-war
Steelworker Union Leader On Why He Supports Trump's Tariffs On Imports
https://www.npr.org/2018/03/08/592114568/steelworker-union-leader-on-why-he-supports-trumps-tariffs-on-imports
GeorgeGist
(25,315 posts)Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)buried in a couple stories related to these Steel Workers. The Mills mentioned are majority owned by Putin ,China,and South Korea.
If one thinks new Furnaces are going to just reappear , Ain't going to happen. Russia is the new Steel Slab or Ingot and Pig Steel dumper via their Majority owned finish product Mills.
Brother Buzz
(36,407 posts)Trump exempts Russia from the tariff. And you KNOW he will.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)thingee,Russian Soft wood is flooding the Lumber Market. Canadian Lumber out,Russian Lumber in. Canadian Steel out,Russian Steel in.
My guess is,Russian Crude is replacing Latin American Crude on East Coast Refineries.
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)figured out.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)Read Nance's Book.
He does know where the Bodies are Buried and More.
Said this before,you mess with the Agencies,well those messed with Agencies will take you down,and we are seeing it in real time.
Trump's letter to Putin is just one example. Expect more to come with each passing day.