PITTSBURGH, Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The
United Steelworkers (USW) union issued the following statement in
response to today's decision by the International Trade Commission
(ITC) to maintain anti-dumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD)
orders on certain passenger vehicle and light truck (PVLT) tires
imported from China:
The USW today welcomed the final results of the ITC's first
sunset review of PVLT tires from China and hailed the decision as essential to
protecting U.S. workers from the devastating effects of unfair
trade.
"For too long, domestic tire makers have been forced to grapple
Chinese efforts to undercut their products and undermine their
jobs," said USW International President Tom
Conway. "It's essential that we continue holding bad actors
to account, even as we take strategic, long-term steps to fix our
broken trade system."
The USW successfully filed the original AD and CVD petitions on
Chinese PVLT tires in 2015. The ITC's vote today determined the
domestic industry would be "materially injured" if duties were
lifted.
"As our country seeks to regain its economic footing in the wake
of the deadly Covid-19 pandemic, it's more important now than ever
that American companies and workers can compete on a level playing
field," said Kevin Johnsen, who
chairs the USW's Rubber and Plastics Industry Conference. "These
orders will help ensure they can focus on what they do best: making
tires."
The USW is the largest North American union in tire
manufacturing, representing workers at the following U.S. PVLT tire
plants: Cooper Tire's plants in Findlay,
Ohio and Texarkana, Ark.;
Goodyear's plants in Fayetteville,
N.C., and Topeka, Kan.;
Michelin's plants in Fort Wayne,
Ind., and Tuscaloosa, Ala.;
Sumitomo's plant in Tonawanda,
N.Y.; and Yokohama's plant
in Salem, Va.
The USW represents 850,000 workers employed in metals,
mining, pulp and paper, rubber, chemicals, glass, auto supply and
the energy-producing industries, along with a growing number of
workers in health care, public sector, higher education, tech and
service occupations.
Contact: Jess Kamm Broomell, 412-562-2444,
jkamm@usw.org
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