The United Steelworkers Union president is proceeding to dismiss the trial of American Steel and Nippon Steel, stating that it is against the first amendment rights.
In a news release on Wednesday, it said, “It is our right and our responsibility to speak against the kind of merger that was proposed by US Steel and Nippon – a sales that hurts both our members and our national security Is.” “This involves advocating our elected officials at all levels of the government and is a fundamental security for all Americans.”
Steel companies sued in January after former President Joe Biden blocked US Steel’s purchase of $ 14.9 billion. If approved, the deal will take more than $ 1 billion to the company’s Gary Works facility.
Several cases were filed in January, which the companies promised to make in the January 3 statement. First in the US Court of appeals for the district of Columbia Circuit – Blocking violated the alleged procedure and legal procedural needs and illegal evidence, and asked the court to separate the committee on foreign investment in the Review process of the United States and biden Blocked order of.
The second was filed against Cleveland-Cliffs in the US district court for the western district of Pennsylvania, its CEO Laurranco Gonclaves and McCalls to prevent the deal for “illegal and coordinated works” to prevent the deal. Steel companies violated federal anti -confidence laws and Pennsylvania state torture laws for intervention with contracts.
According to a USW news release, Biden sued three days after the deal was blocked.
In a statement on Wednesday, a spokesman for an American Steel said that the two companies would be responding to dismissing McCal’s proposal. The trial will be heard by the court on 12 March.
The statement said, “We will continue to further our claims that the defendants have entered an illegal agreement to reduce the transaction, as Cleveland Cliffs have given monopoly to the American economy and its consumers. Has tried. ” “There are no legitimate legal defense for that illegal conduct. We believe that facts and laws are on our side. ,
District 7 Director Mike Millsap did not respond to the request for comment on Wednesday.
McCall and USW leadership had several times expressed opposition to the possible deal. Biden blocked the deal over national security concerns.
Both Biden and President Donald Trump understand that it is mandatory for the US to have a strong domestic steel industry in the future, McCall said earlier.
According to the later archives of the tribune, he also referred to problems with the operations or closing operations at US Steel business models, especially Gary, Granite City and UPI. The purpose of Nippon Steel was to follow that business model.
McCall claimed that US Steel canceled investment in Pennsylvania’s Mon Valley and invested in Big River Steel, a non-union facility in Arkansas.
“At the same time, nippon and US steel lobbying and public relations were dumping millions of tens of dollars, trying to explain to our elected leaders and the public on a large scale that they had a vision for the future , “McCall said. “The public relations campaign inspired some public authorities to focus on the short -term benefits of community benefits promises, but if they had examined the facts, they would realize that in the long term kissing (the) ring is an attempt in fuelism . ,
Gary Mayor Eddie Melton and two Pennsylvania mayor were important for the position of the USW leadership on the deal.
Following Biden’s decision, Melton said he was deeply disappointed and the purchase would be the best for families. He was supporting the deal since August.
Takahir Mori, Vice Chairman of Nippon Steel, said that if the deal was approved, the company planned to invest $ 1 billion in Gary Works and about 3 billion dollars in the facilities of its Sangh-Committee.
Last August, Nippon Steel announced that it would move towards a feature of about $ 300 million, update the blast furnace and extend his life by 20 years. Northwest Indiana environmental activists have called Blast Furnace old and said that they would prefer a direct decrease furnace as it is more environmentally and financially favorable.
“The potential sales of American Steel to American Steel gave an important opportunity for the Gary and the American Steel Industry,” Melton said in a statement after Biden’s decision. “Now, we face an uncertain future, Gary works potentially with investment and losing jobs.”