Speech
Trumka: New NAFTA Not Good Enough
… And, it has become the template for other anti-worker trade agreements...perpetuating this vicious cycle of multinationals outsourcing jobs to low-wage, low-standard regions, destroying our livelihoods in the process. Want to know why we have a … form, the new NAFTA does not meet these straightforward standards. For one, there is nothing in the proposal to address outsourcing. It’s a repeat of the old NAFTA and fails to stop the hemorrhaging of U.S and Canadian jobs to Mexico. It doesn’t … hurting workers and communities up and down the supply chain from Ohio to Ontario and beyond. The first step to address outsourcing is for Mexico to eradicate protection contracts for good. It must thoroughly reform its labor laws NOW…not …