PITTSBURGH – The United Steelworkers (USW) today said that the union is happy with a Thursday decision by the International Trade Commission to support countervailing and anti-dumping duties on most aluminum extrusions from China.
“Our members and employers deserve a fair shake in the global marketplace,” said USW International President Leo W. Gerard. “Leveling the playing field with duties on illegally dumped and subsidized foreign goods is a step in the right direction.”
Gerard explained that so-called “free” trade is a myth and added that global fair trade will require the cooperation of all the governments and corporations involved.
The USW, along with its partners in the Aluminum Extrusions Fair Trade Committee, argued that Chinese extrusions are being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value and the ITC has cleared the way for antidumping duties of 32.79% to 33.28% and countervailing duties of 8.02% to 374.15% for subsidized goods.
Having determined that Chinese aluminum extrusions have injured domestic producers, the U.S. Department of Commerce can now impose duties beginning as early as next month for a minimum term of five years.
The USW is the largest industrial union in North America, representing more than 850,000 members in aluminum and a wide variety of industries and services.
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