Members Pledge to Work Together for Fair Trade 

Workers across the United States and Canada suffer from unfair trade practices and must work together to lead the fight for justice. 

Delegates delivered that message Wednesday when they passed a resolution entitled “Fighting Together for Fair Trade.”

Members spoke passionately from the floor about how unfair trade has affected jobs at their workplaces and how the USW leads the way in fighting back. 

Speakers agreed that in the fight for fairness the focus must be trade cheaters, not trusted allies like Canada. 

Delegate Tommy Daniel of Local 9-237 in Georgia said the only way forward is for all workers to stand together. 

“It’s time for us to quit all this talking and start doing the walking,” he said. 

The USW has fought for decades against unfair imports, particularly from China, the resolution stated, and workers must step up the fight against practices like dumping, subsidization and currency manipulation to preserve good jobs across the union. 

Members pledged to cooperate across borders in fighting to reform existing trade remedies, to educate members about the effects of unfair imports, to ensure trade agreements protect workers, and to advocate for support programs like Trade Adjustment Assistance.