by Xiumei Dong | May 9, 2016 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON- Sen. Bernie Sanders is holding rallies with hundreds of steelworkers in Indiana to protest air conditioning giant Carrier’s decision to move thousands of jobs to Mexico. Meanwhile, back in Washington, lawmakers face tough challenges on the Trans-Pacific...
by Xiumei Dong | May 2, 2016 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON- Nearly 700 members of the United Steelworkers union were on Capitol Hill recently to lobby against the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, saying the proposal is hurting American jobs. The TPP is an agreement that involves 12 Pacific border countries:...
by Kristen Vake | Apr 29, 2016 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON – Steelworkers from across the country rallied at the nation’s capitol to stop President Obama’s proposed trade plan, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). More than 700 members of the United Steelworkers (USW) union met with their local...
by Xiumei Dong | Apr 26, 2016 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — The steelworkers union blasted Republican candidate Donald Trump Monday, saying it doubts that the New York mogul can bring back steel jobs as he has promised. But the union has yet to decide on which candidate it will endorse. “Trump is a consummate...
by Siri Bulusu | Apr 21, 2016 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — When Rick Snow started his go-kart track 13 years ago, he was unaware of the very real threat of cyberattacks on his small business in Scarborough, Maine. But in 2011, Snow found his bank balance completely empty on payday and noticed that three...
by Steve Musal | Apr 18, 2016 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — The nation’s steel industry is under attack, and can’t compete with some key foreign manufacturers like China that have unfair advantage, a panel of experts told the Congressional Steel Caucus in their annual “State of Steel” hearing Thursday. “We...
