From @repmikelevin 3 hrs ago on Dead🐦:

Trump doubled #tariffs on foreign steel and told American #steelworkers he had their backs.

Then he turned around and is now using foreign steel to build his $400 million White House #ballroom.

Two days after accepting the donation, the White House issued a proclamation that cut tariffs in half for the exact type of #steel producer that donated it.

The hypocrisy here isn’t subtle.

Gift:
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/us/politics/white-house-foreign-steel-ballroom.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ZVA.8Zew.jcBF5QNzBPmy&smid=nytcore-android-share

#USpol

White House Secures Foreign Steel for Trump’s Ballroom Project

ArcelorMittal, a European steel maker, is donating tens of millions of dollars of foreign steel for President Trump’s new ballroom.

The New York Times

Look on the left.. can you spot it?

May 1968 Events in Paris
Steelworkers Demonstration surrounded by police, passing by the Jacques Tati PlayTime poster scheduled at the Théâtre de l'Empire in the Wagram avenue in Paris.
(Photo by James Andanson/Sygma via Getty Images)

#paris #events #1968 #steelworkers #strikes #playtime #jacquestati #gettyimages #history #france #police

Strong online presence matters for tradespeople. Reliable hosting for steelworkers/ironworkers. UK-based support & GDPR-compliant. https://www.switchweb.co.uk/blog/2026/01/08/best-web-hosting-for-steelworkers-ironworkers/ #Trades #Steelworkers #Construction

Big Union Contract Fights Are Coming in 2026. Here’s a Preview of What’s Ahead.

Each of these fights is an opportunity to beat back the anti-union offensive.

https://murica.website/2026/01/big-union-contract-fights-are-coming-in-2026-heres-a-preview-of-whats-ahead/

Big Union Contract Fights Are Coming in 2026. Here’s a Preview of What’s Ahead. – The USA Potato

He is a member of the National Writers Union and Freelance Solidarity Project. RELATED ARTICLES. Portuguese workers bring country to a ...

Lifelong working-class activist and longtime People’s World contributing writer Bruce Bostick died on Oct. 9, 2025, in Columbus, Ohio, after several years of declining health.#labor #politics #us #communistparty #communistpartyusa #obituary #ohio #soar #steelworkers #usw
Bruce Bostick, 77; Working-class fighter on many fronts

Bruce Bostick, 77; Working-class fighter on many fronts

Lifelong working-class activist and longtime People’s World contributing writer Bruce Bostick died on Oct. 9, 2025, in Columbus, Ohio, after several years of declining health. Bruce served the people as a member of the Communist Party USA for 52 years. Bruce was born in Richmond, Ind., in 1948.

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The Plot To Break Working People

John “Tiny” Powell grew up in a union household, attended school with other kids who hailed from union families and learned early on that worker solidarity provided the only real check on corporate greed.

Portside

It's amazing for me to see the factory that I literally grew up across the river from — and tbh, which probably gave me asthma — making world headlines. And for the most terrible possible reasons.

I'm thinking about the family members who lost loved ones, and about the first responders who were confronted with a horrible situation yesterday.

And feeling solidarity with my fellow members of the #Steelworkers union.

#Clairton #Pennsylvania #disaster

Leaders of the United #Steelworkers union are putting their support behind a proposal from a local legislator to shore up the future of steelmaking.

Sen. Nick Pisciottano’s proposed Fueling Opportunities for the Revitalization, Growth, and Efficiency of Steel Act — “FORGES” — would create incentives to support the steel industry in #Pennsylvania:

http://almanac.tubecityonline.com/almanac/?e=3822

#PApol

They were announced during #Trump’s visit to a #US #Steel mill last week, & appear to be aimed at currying favor w/ #steelworkers & the steel industry, including those in swing states like #Pennsylvania, where #USSteel is based.
The higher #tariffs have already rankled close #allies that sell #metal to the #US, including #Canada & #Europe. They also sent alarms to #automakers, #plane #manufacturers, #HomeBuilders, #oil drillers & others that rely on buying metals.

#economy #inflation #recession

Back in 2015, I had the privilege of interviewing workers at the Pyrex plant in Charleroi, Washington County. Here's my interview, recorded 10 years ago:

http://almanac.tubecityonline.com/podcast/?name=2016-02-12_two_rivers_for_05-15-15.mp3

Today, the plant is closing for the last time, another victim of corporate greed and private equity. Foreign countries aren't destroying American manufacturing — American investors are.

#solidarity #glass #steelworkers

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