US senators rally behind labour groups urging China shipbuilding probe
Six democrats have written to US Trade Representative in support of United Steelworker section-led 301 petition filed last month
Six US senators urged the USTR to open a Section 301 investigation and consider proposed relief measures, backing the petition filed by US labour unions in March. They acknowledged that ‘several factors’ led to the US shipbuilding industry’s decline, but said China’s ‘unfair trade practices’ were a leading contributor
