The United Steelworkers union will on Tuesday ask President Joe Biden to open a trade investigation into alleged Chinese unfair economic practices in the shipbuilding and maritime logistics sectors.
The USW and other unions will file a petition with the US Trade Representative outlining alleged discriminatory practices that have helped China dominate global shipbuilding, according to people familiar with the move.
The petition will be made under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 — the same statute that former president Donald Trump used to justify the imposition of tariffs on Chinese imports when he launched a trade war with Beijing in 2018.