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NAFTA Renegotiation: We’re Not Done Yet

So, you may have heard that NAFTA has been renegotiated. It’s definitely good that the three NAFTA countries (the United States, Canada and Mexico) are finally looking to change the NAFTA rules that have cost good jobs, made it harder to negotiate better wages, polluted our environment and generally left working people behind all across North America.
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Celeste Drake Assesses the New NAFTA (CBC)

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Celeste Drake Talks About the New NAFTA Text (NPR)

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Celeste Drake Says the New NAFTA Presents Some Unknowns (ABC)

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Richard Trumka Says Many New NAFTA Details Need To Be Worked Out (Bloomberg)

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A NAFTA Deal Should Create Jobs, Protect Our Environment and Safeguard Democracy

While there are too many details still need to be worked out before working people make a final judgment on a deal, here is a brief analysis on the trade deal text released today (we'll call it "NAFTA 2018" for clarity). Working families want the three countries to go back to the table and finish a deal that that creates good, high-wage jobs, protects our environment and safeguard our democracy.