Steelworkers Urge Trump to Block U.S. Steel Sale to Japanese Firm after Second CFIUS Probe

For Immediate Release: May 22, 2025

Contact: Jess Kamm Broomell, jkamm@usw.org, 412-562-2444 or Tony Montana, tmontana@usw.org, 412-562-2592

PITTSBURGH – The United Steelworkers (USW) International President David McCall issued the following statement today after reports that the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) submitted its recommendation to President Donald Trump on the proposed sale of U.S. Steel to Japan’s Nippon Steel:

“Allowing the sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon, a serial trade cheater, will be a disaster for American Steelworkers, our national security and the future of American manufacturing.

“It is simply absurd to think that we could ever entrust the future of one of our most vital industries — essential to both national defense and critical infrastructure — to a company whose unfair trade practices continue to this day. 

“For decades, Nippon has been dumping its products into our markets, costing us thousands of good, community-supporting jobs and undermining our steelmaking capabilities. 

“Now, as it continues to make flashy promises about proposed investments, it remains clear Nippon is simply seeking to undercut our domestic industry from the inside.  

“President Trump has publicly pledged to block this sale since January 2024. We now urge him to act decisively, shutting the door once and for all on this corporate sellout of American Steelworkers and defending U.S. manufacturing.”

The USW (www.usw.org) represents 850,000 workers employed in manufacturing, metals, mining, pulp and paper, rubber, chemicals, glass, auto supply and the energy-producing industries, along with a growing number of members in tech, public sector and service occupations.

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