Discover The Real Colombia

Fighting Toxic Trade

Gerardo Cajamarca of Colombia lives in Minnesota as an exile, but he’s also a USW organizer for global justice welcomed and supported by the members of USW District 11. As a trade union leader and human rights activist, he has a compelling personal story about why members of the U.S. Congress should not support the Bush Administration’s proposed free trade agreement. Here’s his profile and narrative....more

USW pushes for import safety at 100 Congressional offices "The China Toxin," a 9-foot long freight ship commanded by “Captain Grim Reaper” arrived in Livonia, Michigan, on January 16th. The ship was purported to be carrying more toxic products from China for American Families. Photos by Linda Lucas, Women of Steel MI-Coordinator ...more

USW Commends Antidumping Tariffs for Paper Imports from Chinese, Indonesian and South Korean Producers

USW Reacts to U.S. Trade Commission Vote on Hot-rolled Steel; Tariffs Retained on China, India, Indonesia, Others

Leo W. Gerard, President of the United Steelworkers (USW) cited the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) announcement yesterday to place antidumping duties of up to 99.65 percent on coated free sheet, or glossy paper from China as “finally showing that enforcing trade rules can make a difference in defending American workers’ jobs and the ...more

Future of American steel industry more secure with affirmative ruling The United Steelworkers (USW) said yesterday’s affirmative ruling by the U.S. Trade Commission (ITC) on retention of tariffs of hot-rolled steel imports from China, India, Indonesia and three other countries is the correct outcome, based on the facts presented by the union and ...more