The cry went up at 40-some rallies last month from Pennsylvania to Minnesota and Alabama, and steelmakers and steelworkers uttered it with one voice.
Foreign steelmakers say, however, that the charges are hypocritical and misleading.
For American steelmakers, though, it has decimated profits and forced the layoffs of hundreds of steelworkers. George Becker, president of the United Steelworkers of America, said even if his members worked for free, American steelmakers could not match the price of foreign steel. Demand for steel has remained strong in America, which doesn't produce enough steel for its needs in the first place. Meanwhile, American steelmakers have been suffering recently, with U.S. Steel Group's announcement this week of job cuts the most recent calamity. Executives are blaming cheap imports.