I'm Tony Vitale and I've worked as 3rd Furnaceman at the Granite City steel mill for only 10 months. There are five people in my family that depend on my job.
Our pursuit for a house and a new car has been shelved like the hopes and dreams of many of the 2,000 workers at my plant due mostly to steel imports from China. This is not only stressful for me but hard for my wife and children to bear with.
Please call your Representative today at 1-844-505-4449 and tell them to say no to any more unfair trade laws.
Congress needs to say no to upcoming Fast Track legislation that enables lawmakers to push through trade deals in secret. People who support this say, don’t worry, trust us, this will all be good for workers. Trust me, no trade deal has ever been good for our families or us.
Autopsy-style politics is being used now to prove injury in trade cases instead of preventative style politics. Doing nothing is damaging my future.
We’ve heard all these political promises before and look what’s happened to our jobs – they’re gone. Don’t fall for it again, help us by calling your Representative at 1-844-505-4449 and tell them to vote NO on Fast Track legislation!
Thank you for all of your support and solidarity,
Tony Vitale, USW Local Union 1899 Member
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Photos and story courtesy USPA Executive Board Member Doug May, USW Local 1899