Thank you for your interest in the United Steelworkers' Protect Our Kids – Stop Toxic Imports campaign. The campaign will combat the massive influx of toxic imports endangering North American families. http://www.stoptoxicimports.org/ en-gb The United Steelworkers' gigantic "Toxic Trader" puppet will visit U.S. Rep. Mark Souder's Fort Wayne office Wednesday to protest his support of free trade deals that destroy jobs and poison Indiana families and the environment http://www.stoptoxicimports.org/press_release_detail.asp?release_id=22 U.S. House proposal is good step forward; other improvements needed http://www.stoptoxicimports.org/press_release_detail.asp?release_id=23 The United Steelworkers' gigantic "Toxic Trader" puppet will invade Downtown Washington, D.C. today at noon to protest lethal imported products and the Bush administration-supported voluntary import safety summit at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, 1000 H St. NW. The oversized puppet, created by artist Tavia La Folette, whose gargantuan three-dimensional caricatures have toured Europe, Eastern Europe, South America and Japan, will hulk from the AFL-CIO headquarters at noon. http://www.stoptoxicimports.org/press_release_detail.asp?release_id=19 The United Steelworkers will release the results of study showing exactly how toxic trade kills unsuspecting American consumers during a teleconference call Wednesday, July 9, at 10:15 a.m. The victims include a four-year-old who died after swallowing an imported lead pendant that was attached to his shoe; two Philadelphia carpenters whose van crashed while they were traveling home from work on defective tires manufactured http://www.stoptoxicimports.org/press_release_detail.asp?release_id=18 McBush Trade Deals Blamed for Job Loss, Unsafe Products Trade http://www.stoptoxicimports.org/press_release_detail.asp?release_id=13 CHRISTIANSTED, St. Croix, VI, May 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United Steelworkers (USW) Women of Steel (WOS) is hosting a lead screening session to educate families about potentially toxic products and the bad trade policies that are allowing them into our homes. The product screenings are part of the USW's international "Protect Our Kids - Stop Toxic Imports" campaign. http://www.stoptoxicimports.org/press_release_detail.asp?release_id=12 (St. Thomas, VI) – The United Steelworkers (USW) Women of Steel (WOS) is hosting a lead screening session to educate families about potentially toxic products and the bad trade policies that are allowing them into our homes. The product screenings is part of the USW's international “Protect Our Kids – Stop Toxic Imports” campaign. http://www.stoptoxicimports.org/press_release_detail.asp?release_id=20 RIEGELWOOD, N.C. – The United Steelworkers (USW) Local 738 is hosting a lead screening session to educate families about potentially toxic products and the bad trade policies that are allowing them into our homes. The product screenings at the local union hall is part of the USW's international “Protect Our Kids – Stop Toxic Imports” campaign. http://www.stoptoxicimports.org/press_release_detail.asp?release_id=21 PITTSBURGH - The United Steelworkers (USW) is asking the presidential candidates how they plan to address unfair trade policies with China and other countries, policies that are feeding the nation's economic woes, harming the environment and endangering consumers. http://www.stoptoxicimports.org/press_release_detail.asp?release_id=14 On Wednesday, Jan. 16, members of the United Steelworkers and its allies will take its “Stop Toxic Imports” campaign to the nation's policymakers. In this National Day of Action, the union will demand that Congress take immediate action to protect Americans from the dangerous threat posed by the millions of lead-laced toys and other unsafe products infiltrating our country. http://www.stoptoxicimports.org/press_release_detail.asp?release_id=11 United Steelworkers (USW) Take Fight To Local Congressional Offices National Day of Action on Toxic Trade, Jan 16 http://www.stoptoxicimports.org/press_release_detail.asp?release_id=9 Toronto—Proposed legislation on toxic toys ignores the root problem, the United Steelworkers (USW) union said today. It overlooks where and how toxic toys are made, focusing on the symptom more than the disease. http://www.stoptoxicimports.org/press_release_detail.asp?release_id=8 PITTSBURGH – As the holiday shopping season kicks into high gear, the United Steelworkers is hosting “Safe Home Sessions” in 17 cities across the country to educate families about how to screen for lead contaminants in toys and other products. With the massive toy recalls parents and grandparents across the country are extremely concerned about toxins that kids are being exposed to every day. http://www.stoptoxicimports.org/press_release_detail.asp?release_id=7 PITTSBURGH - The United Steelworkers (USW) today said the latest toxic toy discovery – extremely high levels of poisonous cadmium in an imported kids' charm bracelet – is more proof that the nation's failed trade policies and a broken regulatory system are putting children at risk and must immediately be fixed. http://www.stoptoxicimports.org/press_release_detail.asp?release_id=6 OTTAWA — This holiday shopping season, a rising dollar isn't the only thing on families' minds. In response to recalls of two million unsafe toys, the United Steelworkers (USW) today called on MPs to give some teeth to the Throne Speech promise to make imported products safer, starting with importer-paid safety tests at the border. http://www.stoptoxicimports.org/press_release_detail.asp?release_id=5 Pittsburgh – The United Steelworkers (USW) today assailed the U.S. Consumer Protection Safety Commission (CPSC) for “its misguided attempt to represent the commercial interests of corporations over those of consumers” by conducting and publicizing a study that minimizes the effectiveness of home lead testing kits. http://www.stoptoxicimports.org/press_release_detail.asp?release_id=4 WASHINGTON, D.C. _ The United Steelworkers (USW) today launched a major public awareness and lead screening campaign to combat the massive influx of toxic imports endangering North American families. http://www.stoptoxicimports.org/press_release_detail.asp?release_id=2 TORONTO _ The United Steelworkers (USW) today launched a major North American awareness campaign to combat the massive influx of toxic imports. The union will distribute thousands of free lead screening kits and help consumers protect their families from dangerous products making their way into homes because of failed trade policies and inadequate regulation. http://www.stoptoxicimports.org/press_release_detail.asp?release_id=3