USW Applauds Pittsburgh City Council for Saying ‘No’ to Fast-Track Trade Bill

USW District 10 includes more than 40,000 USW members in Pennsylvania. The USW is the largest industrial union in North America, representing workers in a range of industries including metals, mining, rubber, paper and forestry, oil refining, health care, security, hotels, and municipal governments and agencies.

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APR 21, 2015
USW Applauds Pittsburgh City Council for Saying ‘No’ to Fast-Track Trade Bill
CONTACT: R.J. Hufnagel: 412-562-2450, rhufnagel@usw.org

PITTSBURGH (April 21) — The United Steelworkers(USW) released the following statements today from USW International President Leo W. Gerard and USW District 10 Director Bob McAuliffe in response to the Pittsburgh City Council’s “Will of Council” resolution against the proposed “fast track” trade bill in Congress.

Statement from USW International President Leo W. Gerard:

“Councilwoman Natalia Rudiak and her colleagues on the Pittsburgh City Council are to be commended for their vote today. They’ve done the right thing in standing up for American workers and rejecting the plan for Fast Track trade promotion authority.

“Fast Track is not only unnecessary, it is undemocratic. It fails to allow for sufficient debate or amendment, and doesn’t provide the transparency and accountability the American people should expect from their government.

“Simply put, we don’t need Fast Track. What we need instead is a complete overhaul of our trade practices and priorities. We need stronger rules that support American workers and American manufacturing, and we need to enforce those rules fairly and consistently. We need to stop forcing our own citizens to lose their jobs before we can win a trade case.

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