Sen. Baldwin, unions blast administration for planned pause of Section 301 port fees

Editor's note: The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative late on Nov. 9 made the one-year pause official . Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) is decrying the Trump administration’s move to pause penalties stemming from a Section 301 investigation into Chinese shipbuilding practices, saying the president “folded” in talks with Beijing instead of “holding China accountable.” Major U.S. unions that supported the actions also blasted the change in course. “After months of working with both the Biden and Trump Administrations...