European Commission says it will impose counter-tariffs on US goods from AprilFull story: Trump tariffs on steel and aluminium come into effect amid US-Canada trade warEU retaliates against Trump tariffs with €26bn ‘countermeasures’Unite, the UK’s biggest union, is calling on the government to immediately designate UK-produced steel as critical national infrastructure.Unite believes there should be strict procurement rules for public sector projects to ensure they always use UK produced steel, and that that all future major infrastructure projects should be required to use UK produced steel.Our government must act decisively to protect the steel industry and its workers following the announcement of US tariffs.This is a matter of national security. Steel should be immediately designated as critical national infrastructure to properly protect it. Continue reading...