Layoffs in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. a result of Donald Trump steel tariffs, company says

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Source: globalnews





Updated: June 30, 2018 7:48 pm



Layoffs in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. a result of Donald Trump steel tariffs, company says
By Staff The Canadian Press


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A manufacturing company says it’s laying off workers in Ontario in response to U.S. tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum.

A spokesman for Tenaris, which manufactures seamless steel pipes, says 40 workers at the company’s mill in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., will be laid off on Sunday due to changes in the export market.

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David McHattie says the employees were hired at the northern Ontario mill to help with increased demand for the company’s products, including steel pipes.
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It is not just workers in the larger well know companies that are hurt by trump's EGO tariff wars!

[RockRaven]

1. That's going to pale in comparison with the US layoffs

from the same tariffs -- never mind the retaliatory ones. I hope those US workers who voted for Trump wake up, but I'll not be holding my breath.

[elleng]

3. Making such connections is always difficult,

for lots of reasons.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

5. Trumpsters are brainwashed to never think for themselves.

That would be like not obeying your daddy. Never imagined such a huge group of Americans could be so blind and isolated in a bubble.

..........

[Honeycombe8]

2. Trump will view this as good news. His tariffs are "winning." nt

[Dopers_Greed]

4. This is only the beginning

Just wait till the layoffs start in the US.