Overlooked No More: Min Matheson, Labor Leader Who Faced Down Mobsters
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Overlooked No More: Min Matheson, Labor Leader Who Faced Down Mobsters

As director of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union, she fought for better working wages and conditions while wresting control from the mob.
Biden to Call for Tripling Tariffs on Chinese Steel Products
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Biden to Call for Tripling Tariffs on Chinese Steel Products

In a speech to union steelworkers in Pittsburgh, the president will announce several new measures meant to raise new barriers against floods of Chinese imports.
The Politics of a Steel Deal Hangs Over Biden’s Japan Summit
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The Politics of a Steel Deal Hangs Over Biden’s Japan Summit

The president’s effort to court voters in crucial swing states is influencing economic and trade policy, and worrying longstanding allies.