The United Steelworkers (USW) called today’s order by the U.S. Department of Commerce for proposed anti-dumping tariffs on China pipe imports known as oil country tubular goods (OCTG), an overdue message for thousands of American laid off workers that trade laws are being enforced.

According to documents, the OCTG trade case is the largest in U.S. history against China imports valued at more than $2.6 billion in 2008 and about $1 billion last year. The U.S. government order confirms overall, China’s practice of dumping OCTG . This is the fifth pipe and tube products dumping case since June 2007 ... more