The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) today voted affirmatively to extend the tariffs for another five years on stainless steel sheet and strip imports from Japan, Korea and Taiwan, but voted negatively for continuing tariffs on the same product imports from Germany (5-1), Italy (5-1) and Mexico (4-2).

USW International Vice President Tom Conway, who chairs the union negotiating committee with the stainless steel industry and testified at the ITC final public hearing for what is called a sunset review, issued a brief statement saying ... more