European Steel Workers Protest Cheap Chinese Imports

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Source: New York Times

BRUSSELS — Thousands of steel workers marched through Brussels on Monday to demand the European Union maintain its protections against cheap Chinese imports, which industry executives said were destroying jobs and the environment.

Some 5,000 protesters packed the European district of the Belgian capital, where many European Union offices are, and their leaders handed an engraved metal plaque with their demands to Jean-Claude Juncker, the president of the European Commission.

The commission is scheduled to propose this year whether to grant China market-economy status, which Beijing says is its right 15 years after joining the World Trade Organization.

Critics say it would give China license to dump products at unfairly low prices in Europe. They also say up to 3.5 million jobs would be at risk. Commission officials put the maximum job loss at 211,000.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/16/business/international/european-steel-workers-protest-cheap-chinese-imports.html

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1. Are there many steel workers left in the US? I don't know?

I should, but I do not. Especially shameful since my FIL retired from a steel company and his retirement depends on it still. He was a VP/hitman, he is a Republican living the good life in the oldest golf resort community in the country, so again should know. Can't communicate with h him.

Sad state of affairs.