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Steelmakers, unions push protection against imports.(political activity)(Brief Article)
Crain's Detroit Business, May, 2001 by Dietderich, Andrew
Local union and management officials in the steel industry are working to push for federal legislation that would limit the amount of steel imported into the United States and give American steel companies more financial backing. Both sides say the legislation, which would set import levels back to where they were in 1994 and allow companies to borrow up to $10 billion, could help save 7,500 jobs at local steel plants.
Louie Raj, vice president of United Steelworkers of America Local 1299, said union and management at National Steel Corp.'s Great Lakes Steel division and Dearborn-based Rouge Industries Inc. (NYSE: ROU) are working together. He said U.S. steelmakers are being squeezed to death by steel producers in other countries that make more than their...
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