Thomas Steel Strip relays need for tariff exemptions to be competitive

Thomas Steel Strip relays need for tariff exemptions to be competitive

WARREN TWP., Ohio (WKBN) - Local elected leaders and union representatives are calling on the area's federal lawmakers to help with tariff relief for a more than century-old steel factory in Trumbull County. United Steelworkers District 1 Staff Representative Mark Murray is pushing for a tariff exemption or quota for Thomas Steel Strip. "We gotta try to figure something out quickly," Murray said. "A company can't sustain 50% tariff rates and sta…