USW President Gerard Testifies on Trade Aspects of Climate Change

Appears as witness before U.S. House Trade Subcommittee, 2 pm, today

WASHINGTON, March 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Leo W. Gerard, international
president of the United Steelworkers (USW) appears today before the U.S. House
Trade Subcommittee at 2:00 pm, ET, (Longworth, Room 1100) to present testimony
on the trade aspects of climate change legislation.

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The USW is one of the first industrial unions to support comprehensive climate
change legislation and is a leader in the labor movement on the environment.
Gerard serves as a commissioner on the National Commission on Energy Policy
and is a founding member of the Blue Green Alliance (BGA). The Alliance
brings together unions and environmental groups to plan a new way forward
through the promotion of policy solutions that spur growth and investment in
green technologies and products produced in America.

According to Subcommittee Chairman Sander M. Levin (D-MI), the hearing will
also focus on how to minimize carbon leakage between countries and how to
maintain U.S. competitiveness of workers.

Gerard's testimony will be available on the USW's website at: www.usw.org/.

Contact: Gary Hubbard, 202-778-4384; or 202-256-8125

SOURCE United Steelworkers (USW)

Gary Hubbard of United Steelworkers (USW), +1-202-778-4384, +1-202-256-8125