Labor, Business, and Elected Leaders Praise President Biden’s Actions to Protect American Workers and Businesses from China’s Unfair Trade Practices
President Biden took action to protect investments in America by increasing tariffs on $18 billion of imports from China. This action will combat China’s unfair trade practices and support the President’s historic investments in American steel and aluminum, semiconductors, electric vehicles, batteries, solar, and other strategic sectors. President Biden’s actions are pro-worker, pro-union, and pro-investment, which is why they were praised by a range of labor, business, environmental, and elected leaders.
Leaders across the country are celebrating the announcement. “The AFL-CIO strongly supports President Biden’s announcement that, after a thorough investigation, he will maintain or increase tariffs on a range of unfairly traded products from China," said President Liz Shuler, AFL-CIO. "This will help to revitalize our domestic manufacturing capacity, create new jobs, and advance our national and economic security. President Biden once again is standing up for American workers.”
From the CHIPS and Science Act to the Inflation Reduction Act, from new approaches on outbound investment to today’s tariff announcements and more, President Biden is addressing trade through an integrated set of solutions,”
International President David McCall, United Steelworkers Union (USW): “The USW is the largest industrial union in North America, and flawed Chinese trade policies have had an outsized negative impact on our members," said Dave McCall, International President of the United Steelworkers (USW). "Now, the Biden administration’s work to strengthen relief measures shows we’re not backing down. Instead, we’re backing up our domestic producers and workers.”