USW Suspends Section 201 Petition on Aluminum Imports

The United Steelworkers have retracted their petition to bring Section 201 action on imports of primary unwrought aluminum. The USW filed the petition on April 18 but is suspending it due to lack of industry support. The April 22 statement from the USW follows:

“We have decided to suspend our petition seeking action to restore competitive prices in the U.S. and global primary unwrought aluminum markets,” said USW International President Leo W. Gerard. “Our goal, as outlined in the petition and in the relief sought, was to address the root cause of the problem that has devastated aluminum production and employment in the United States: China’s overcapacity and its predatory and protectionist trade policies.