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The rally continued. Members of Congress from steel-producing states, union representatives and others rallied in support of tariffs on foreign steel imports, asking President Bush to save t…

The International Trade Commission heard testimony from members of Congress, union executives and others about steel import safeguards. The program begins in progress and is interrupted by …

Vice President Gore and labor officials spoke at an annual Labor Day rally. Among the issues they addressed were creating a living wage, improving health care for seniors and children, provi…

Opponents to permanent trade relations with China spoke to reporters and others about their opposition to the legislation. Among the issues they discussed were human rights in China, the aff…

Free trade advocates offered economic, political, and spiritual reasons for normalizing trade relations with the People’s Republic of China. Coupled with the purely economic benefits of free…

Participants talked about the value of permanent normal trade relations with China and whether the policy would be beneficial of detrimental to the United States. Among the issues they addre…

Participants spoke to protesters about the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. They said the organizations did little to relieve poverty, acted only in corporate interests, and f…

Union leaders and others urged Congress not to enact legislation granting China permanent normal trade relations, saying that such a status would take American jobs, do nothing to curb human…

Activists and union leaders met before a march to protest the World Trade Organization. They said that the protest was designed to peacefully interrupt the conference in order to protest unf…

Mr. Becker, speaking via satellite from Seattle, talked about his union’s concerns about the admission of China into the World Trade Organization. He also focused on the need to reform the t…

Commission members heard testimony about the causes of the U.S. trade deficit. Witnesses stated that the causes of the deficit are both structural and cyclical, that it fluctuates due to tra…

The Trade Deficit Review Commission members heard testimony about the causes, effects, and possible solutions to the U.S. trade deficit. Witnesses described the trade balance, and explained …

Following a meeting with administration officials, Secretary Daley and steel industry officials spoke with reporters about a plan to increase U.S. steel exports.

In the first panel, Senator Specter testified about the bill he created to put a tariff on steel dumping. Senator DeWine testified about the large number of jobs lost in Ohio due to steel du…

The Senate Steel Caucus Caucus conducted a hearing on the impact of foreign labor practices on the United States steel industry. Witness included the chairman of Bethlehem Steel Corporation,…

President Bill Clinton took part in an international trade town meeting. He promoted trade and education and addressed the impact of global economic conditions.

The committee worked on an initial draft of the Democratic Party platform prior to next month’s Democratic national convention in Chicago. Georgia Governor Zell Miller chaired the meeting. T…

Delegates from 78 unions met to discuss the status of the labor movement. They discussed various items, including whether to create a $35 million fund to educator workers about campaign issu…

The Laborer’s International Union of North America hosted a forum on Organized Labor’s Future. Participants discussed the future of the labor movement during the transition from an industria…

Mr. Becker spoke about a variety of economic and political issues, including the needs of steelworkers in America.