CONGRESSIONAL LETTERS
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Letters in 2006



Letters in 2006

The letters below were sent to various levels of Congress by United Steelworkers International President, Leo. W. Gerard.

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December 20, 2006 Support a Clean Vote on an Increase in The Minimum Wage
December 15, 2006 Letter Recognizing the Threat that Goodyear’s Bargaining Position poses to our National Security
December 5, 2006

Freedom to Join a Union and Collectively Bargaining Rights

November 13, 2006 

Letter on Goodyear
October 13, 2006 "English/Visclosky" letter on Corrosion Resistant Steel (CRS) to the International Trade Commission
September 28, 2006 Letter on Corrosion Resistant Steel (CRS)
September 21, 2006 Letter to Sec. Gutierrez - requesting to be included in any upcoming steel dialogue
September 14, 2006 Letter to Ways & Mean's and Int'l Relations Committees on Columbia FTA
September 14, 2006 Letter to Finance and Foreign Relations Committees on Columbia FTA
September 11, 2006 Letter to 3 House committees on outsourcing our health care ("Medical Tourism")
September 11, 2006 Letter to 2 Senate committees on "Medical Tourism"
August 3, 2006 Letter to Steel and Hispanic caucuses on Gerdau
July 28, 2006 Letter to the House on Pension Protection Act (our August 1st letter to the Senate on the Pension Protection Act is posted on the website)
July 24, 2006 Letter to Senate on anti-sweatshop legislation
July 24, 2006 Letter to House on anti-sweatshop legislation
July 24, 2006 Letter to House on sunset commissions (govt. accountability/abdication of congressional oversight)
July 17, 2006 Letter to House on Oman FTA
June 14, 2006 Letter to Sen's Specter, Leahy and Hatch on intellectual property protections (pertaining to patent law -- "Pharmaceutical")
May 24, 2006 Letter to House on ANWR
May 15, 2006 Letter to Pension Conferees & various other Committees on shutdown pensions (H.R. 2830 and S. 1783)
March 29, 2006 Letters to Sen's Shelby and Sarbanes (Committee heads) on statutory review of CFIUS (national security -- "Magnequench")
March 29, 2006 Letters to Rep's Oxley and Frank (Committee heads) on statutory review of CFIUS (national security -- "Magnequench")
February 28, 2006 Letter to President Bush on Dubai Ports Worldwide... Magnequench... requesting moratorium on CFIUS approvals... national security
February 6, 2006 Letter to Senate on Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act
January 31, 2006 Letter to House on Budget Reconciliation Conference Report -- gives specifics why legislation is bad, including the proposed repeal of the Byrd Amend. (CDSOA)