USW President and Members Defend Steelworker Jobs at ITC Hearing

leo-swearing-inUnited Steelworker International President Leo W. Gerard and members from Local Union 7263 defended Steelworker jobs in front of the International Trade Commission today in Washington, D.C. Turkish and Mexican producers have dumped hundreds of thousands of tons of rebar into the US market putting 10,000 American manufacturing jobs at risk.

Mike Wodasuewski, Jason George and Chuck Nippoldt also had a chance to meet with Senator Amy Klobachar from Minnesota.

Click Here for a copy of President Gerard’s testimony

Click Here for a fact sheet showing where the rebar is coming from and the American companies that have been affected or injured.

Click Here for a press release issued by the United Steelworkers

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Chuck Nippoldt, Jason George, Leo W. Gerard and Mike Wodasuewski
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Mike Wodasuewski, Senator Amy Klobachar, Chuck Nippoldt and Jason George

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