Thomas J. Gibson issued a statement in response to the announcement of an agreement that will allow the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) to move forward for Congressional ratification.

Sixteen steel industry associations on five continents praised the agreement by a “large majority of members of the Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity (GFSEC)” to “continue the Forum’s work on the issue of steel excess capacity,” and called upon the few dissenting members to reconsider their current position as quickly as possible.

Nineteen steel industry associations in the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia today called for the governments of steelmaking economies to step up efforts to effectively tackle persistent global excess capacity in the steel sector, including by quickly implementing strong rules and remedies that reduce excess capacity, its impact and its causes.

"Jobs are at risk if some dramatic changes aren’t made to the global unfair trade practices that have plagued the American steel industry. And it starts with needed change in China." Read the full Op-Ed here.

Thomas J. Gibson writes in the Duluth News Tribune that the Soo Locks are in need of substantial investment and modernization.