![]() ![]() “On one level, the steelworkers don’t represent a huge number of voters because there’s just not that many of them, but they are important voters in important states,” said Todd Tucker, director of governance studies at the Roosevelt Institute, a progressive-leaning think tank. ![]() A number of economists warn that steel tariffs could imperil more jobs than they preserve. Ultimately, Biden must decide whether the good of the few - the 137,200 or so steel and ironworkers in the country last year - outweighs the good of the many - 6.5 million workers, by one estimate, who need steel or aluminum for the goods they make. Pressure from unions is a key reason why. as a global force keen to collaborate with - not chastise - like-minded nations on policies ranging from climate change to global health.īut he hasn’t touched Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, and members of his Cabinet have gone so far as to praise them. He’s put particular emphasis on reasserting the U.S. The political calculus for Bidenįrom his first days in office, Biden has sought to dismantle many of his predecessor’s policies toward the world beyond U.S. ![]() “The Biden administration understands that simply lifting steel tariffs without any solution in place, particularly beyond the dialogue, could well mean layoffs and plant closures in Pennsylvania and in Ohio and other states where obviously the impact would be felt not only economically but politically,” said Scott Paul, president of the Alliance for American Manufacturing. As a result, some steelworkers are concerned that rushing into an agreement with Europe could come at the expense of domestic steel producers and their union workers, whose support for Biden in key swing states helped propel him to the White House. ![]()
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