Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) on January 24 announced his opposition to the Biden administration’s nomination of Nelson Cunningham for Deputy U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). According to Brown, a division of Cunningham’s firm, McLarty Associates, lobbied for foreign interests, including the Chinese-owned Fuyao Glass beginning in 2019. Fuyao settled with three Dayton workers in 2018 who alleged they were illegally terminated for supporting a union. One of the workers featured in the film settled with Fuyao, according to Forbes magazine. Jill Lamantia says she settled a National Labor Relations Board claim against Fuyao and back pay totaling about $15,000.

Source: Forbes January 25, 2024 19:21 UTC