09-03-2018, 03:51 PM
He's right that unions are doing poorly, and we wonder why wages remain flat for people in low to middle range jobs despite record low unemployment and a supposedly roaring economy. Hmmmm
45's threatening comments on NAFTA are worrisome because it's clear he's settling personal scores with Justin Trudeau, not doing what is right for American workers.
Here's what Richard Trumka actually said about NAFTA:
As for NAFTA, he said that the economies of the U.S., Mexico and Canada are so “integrated” that “it’s pretty hard to see how” the NAFTA replacement “would work without having Canada in the deal.”
He added: “We’re anxious to move forward” with a new agreement, “anxious to have all three countries involved.”
He said that NAFTA has had a “devastating effect on the working people of the this country for the last 25 years. So we’ve been aggressively pursuing an agreement that works for the workers in all three countries, and I can say we’re not done yet.”
He said the unions were seeking a way to monitor trade deal compliance, regardless of who is president.
“We’ve been told for over 25 years, ‘Trust us, this agreement will be good for workers.’ What we need is an agreement that we can enforce, no matter who’s in the White House,” he said.
Trump threatened Saturday to scuttle NAFTA and negotiate a new bilateral trade deal with Mexico only, saying there is “no political necessity” to include Canada.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/tru...7b00376cac
(it was Huffington Post or Fox...for this quote...sorry)
45's threatening comments on NAFTA are worrisome because it's clear he's settling personal scores with Justin Trudeau, not doing what is right for American workers.
Here's what Richard Trumka actually said about NAFTA:
As for NAFTA, he said that the economies of the U.S., Mexico and Canada are so “integrated” that “it’s pretty hard to see how” the NAFTA replacement “would work without having Canada in the deal.”
He added: “We’re anxious to move forward” with a new agreement, “anxious to have all three countries involved.”
He said that NAFTA has had a “devastating effect on the working people of the this country for the last 25 years. So we’ve been aggressively pursuing an agreement that works for the workers in all three countries, and I can say we’re not done yet.”
He said the unions were seeking a way to monitor trade deal compliance, regardless of who is president.
“We’ve been told for over 25 years, ‘Trust us, this agreement will be good for workers.’ What we need is an agreement that we can enforce, no matter who’s in the White House,” he said.
Trump threatened Saturday to scuttle NAFTA and negotiate a new bilateral trade deal with Mexico only, saying there is “no political necessity” to include Canada.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/tru...7b00376cac
(it was Huffington Post or Fox...for this quote...sorry)