Ranking Member Krishnamoorthi Hosts Labor Roundtable on U.S.-China Trade

Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, ranking member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, convened a labor roundtable in September 2025 to discuss the challenges facing American workers and unionized industries in the face of unfair Chinese trade practices. The roundtable brought together leaders from major labor organizations, including the United Steelworkers (USW), United Auto Workers (UAW), International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), AFL-CIO, and Wessel Group, to share perspectives on trade enforcement, shipbuilding, reciprocity in trade policy, critical minerals, and ways to improve the US-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement. The event highlighted the importance of rebuilding the U.S. shipbuilding industry, creating a level playing field, investing in the American workforce, and ensuring that U.S. trade agreements cannot be exploited as backdoors for Chinese goods.

Key Takeaways:

• The labor roundtable discussed the challenges facing American workers and unionized industries in the face of unfair Chinese trade practices, with a focus on trade enforcement, shipbuilding, and reciprocity in trade policy.
• Participants emphasized the importance of rebuilding the U.S. shipbuilding industry, creating a level playing field, investing in the American workforce, and ensuring that U.S. trade agreements cannot be exploited as backdoors for Chinese goods.
• Congressman Krishnamoorthi highlighted his bipartisan Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes (PAIL) Act (H.R. 1869), which would create a Department of Justice task force to prosecute trade fraud and hold repeat offenders accountable.
• The roundtable brought together leaders from major labor organizations, including the USW, UAW, IAM, AFL-CIO, and Wessel Group.
• Congressman Krishnamoorthi invited representatives from the participating unions to emphasize the importance of holding China accountable for its unfair trade practices.

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Sources:

• Democrats-SelectCommitteeOnTheCCP (2025, Sept. 17). Ranking Member Krishnamoorthi Hosts Labor Roundtable on U.S.-China Trade, Worker Protections, and Industrial Competitiveness. Retrieved from https://democrats-selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov/media/press-releases/ranking-member-krishnamoorthi-hosts-labor-roundtable-us-china-trade-worker