After the United Steelworkers Union brought a case before the International Trade Commission(ITC), the US federal agency is recommending tariffs be placed on imported Chinese tires, reports the Finanical Times in the U.K. The Union stated a surge of imported of Chinese tires has affected domestic tire makers, causing an estimated 7,000 lost jobs. The recommendation from the ITC is to impose a $1.7 billion tariff on Chinese tires for the next 3 years.