Recent Aluminum Industry Success Show Why 232 Tariffs Should Remain, Says USW
A recent Economic Policy Institute report that showed the domestic aluminum industry as thriving while the Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum were in place demonstrates the continued need for the tariffs, United Steelworkers International said in a news…
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release. "The Section 232 measures are allowing the domestic aluminum industry to regrow and add jobs," union President Tom Conway said in a statement. "This includes new investment not only in aluminum production, but downstream as well. We cannot jeopardize our fragile economic recovery by lifting them prematurely. As we continue to work toward a permanent multilateral solution for global overcapacity, we must maintain and strengthen these measures so that we can rebuild our communities and safeguard our national security. Unless and until we have a comprehensive set of solutions, the 232 national security measures should remain in place."