Study highlights threats to US steel sector

Study Highlights Threats to U.S. Steel Sector: Production and 500,000 Jobs at Risk

5/13/2014 3:46:00 PM

PITTSBURGH – United Steelworkers (USW) International President Leo W. Gerard issued the following statement today on the release of a study of the enormous challenges facing the U.S. steel sector from a flood of imports and rising excess global capacity in steel production. The report “Surging Steel Imports Put Up to Half a Million U.S. Jobs at Risk” by the Economic Policy Institute and the Law Offices of Stewart & Stewart provides a comprehensive analysis of the threats facing the steel sector.

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