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Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duties on Coated and Uncoated Paper Imports
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Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duties on Coated and Uncoated Paper Imports

Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duties on Coated and Uncoated Paper Imports – An Update on our Continuing Work on Trade in the Paper Sector – For the past several years, the USW has fought  for fair trade practices that even the playing field against count

Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duties on Coated and Uncoated Paper Imports

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USW Local 787 – Rayonier Advanced Materials – Jessup, GA – Subcontracting Arbitration Award
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USW Local 787 – Rayonier Advanced Materials – Jessup, GA – Subcontracting Arbitration Award

The employer subcontracted maintenance work. 7 of 14 maintenance support utility workers
had retired and the employer had not filled the vacancies. When the employer
could not muster enough MSUs for a job, they brought in contractors. There is no

USW Local 787 – Rayonier Advanced Materials – Jessup, GA – Subcontracting Arbitration Award

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ND Paper to Acquire Resolute Forest Products Recycled Bleached Kraft Pulp Mill in Fairmont, WV for $55 Million
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ND Paper to Acquire Resolute Forest Products Recycled Bleached Kraft Pulp Mill in Fairmont, WV for $55 Million

Resolute Forest Products announced that it will be selling its recycled bleached kraft pulp mill in Fairmont, WV to ND Paper for $55 million. ND Paper is a subsidiary of China-based Company, Nine Dragons Paper Holdings, LLC.

ND Paper to Acquire Resolute Forest Products Recycled Bleached Kraft Pulp Mill in Fairmont, WV for $55 Million

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Senator Tammy Baldwin Letter to the President Encouraging the Administration to Take Action on Chinese Paper Policies
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Senator Tammy Baldwin Letter to the President Encouraging the Administration to Take Action on Chinese Paper Policies

 In a letter written in late January, US Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), urged President Trump to address China’s latest unfair trade practices and balancing the trade deficit.

Senator Tammy Baldwin Letter to the President Encouraging the Administration to Take Action on Chinese Paper Policies