Press Releases

'Toxic Trader' Puppet Confronts Mark Souder
Monday, July 28, 2008
The United Steelworkers' gigantic "Toxic Trader" puppet will visit U.S. Rep. Mark Souder's Fort Wayne office Wednesday to protest his support of free trade deals that destroy jobs and poison Indiana families and the environment
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USW Supports Newly Proposed ‘Trade Enforcement Act of 2008’
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
U.S. House proposal is good step forward; other improvements needed
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United Steelworkers Releases Results of Study on Toxic Trade Fatalities
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
The United Steelworkers will release the results of study showing exactly how toxic trade kills unsuspecting American consumers during a teleconference call Wednesday, July 9, at 10:15 a.m. The victims include a four-year-old who died after swallowing an imported lead pendant that was attached to his shoe; two Philadelphia carpenters whose van crashed while they were traveling home from work on defective tires manufactured
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'Toxic Trader' Invades Washington, D.C. Protesting Bush's Voluntary Standards Import Safety Conference
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
The United Steelworkers' gigantic "Toxic Trader" puppet will invade Downtown Washington, D.C. today at noon to protest lethal imported products and the Bush administration-supported voluntary import safety summit at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, 1000 H St. NW. The oversized puppet, created by artist Tavia La Folette, whose gargantuan three-dimensional caricatures have toured Europe, Eastern Europe, South America and Japan, will hulk from the AFL-CIO headquarters at noon.
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Workers to March Against Toxic Trade
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
McBush Trade Deals Blamed for Job Loss, Unsafe Products Trade
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USW Hosts Session to Demonstrate Testing Products for Lead
Friday, May 23, 2008
CHRISTIANSTED, St. Croix, VI, May 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United Steelworkers (USW) Women of Steel (WOS) is hosting a lead screening session to educate families about potentially toxic products and the bad trade policies that are allowing them into our homes. The product screenings are part of the USW's international "Protect Our Kids - Stop Toxic Imports" campaign.
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USW Women of Steel Crusade against Toxic Trade
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
(St. Thomas, VI) – The United Steelworkers (USW) Women of Steel (WOS) is hosting a lead screening session to educate families about potentially toxic products and the bad trade policies that are allowing them into our homes. The product screenings is part of the USW’s international “Protect Our Kids – Stop Toxic Imports” campaign.
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USW Women of Steel Crusade Against Toxic Trade
Saturday, May 10, 2008
RIEGELWOOD, N.C. – The United Steelworkers (USW) Local 738 is hosting a lead screening session to educate families about potentially toxic products and the bad trade policies that are allowing them into our homes. The product screenings at the local union hall is part of the USW’s international “Protect Our Kids – Stop Toxic Imports” campaign.
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USW Calls on Presidential Candidates to Address China’s Trade
Thursday, March 20, 2008
PITTSBURGH - The United Steelworkers (USW) is asking the presidential candidates how they plan to address unfair trade policies with China and other countries, policies that are feeding the nation’s economic woes, harming the environment and endangering consumers.
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40 States, 100 Members of Congress, 100 Million Children
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
United Steelworkers (USW) Take Fight To Local Congressional Offices National Day of Action on Toxic Trade, Jan 16
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