Executive Council Statement
Working People Need Real Trade Reform, Not Just Rhetoric
… have been initiated on existing trade policies, from assessing the national security impact of steel and aluminum imports to considering reform of the North American Free Trade Agreement and the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement. Updating our nation’s trade deals is vital, but only if the focus is on how to increase and improve the quality of jobs. Much work lies ahead, and the direction and effectiveness of President Trump’s efforts still is unknown. No task is more pressing … of unsafe and unfair cross-border transportation services Protection for intellectual property while ensuring the right to affordable medicines Prohibition on global corporations from using NAFTA to capture public services for profit …