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NAFTA
Analysis
July 1, the day ‘Free trade’ diedÂ
ITC says 40 years of trade deals didn’t help much. Our assessment: They accelerated the loss of American manufacturing. Â
Trade
House passes NAFTA re-write
It's the first major change to NAFTA since the three-nation trade agreement first took effect 25 years ago.
Trade
AFL-CIO endorses Trump’s revised re-write of NAFTA trade treaty
For the first time in a generation, NAFTA is getting a re-write, and even America’s premier trade union federation has endorsed the final draft.
Trade
Trump’s new NAFTA: Is America’s trade policy at a crossroads?
When Portland Congressman Earl Blumenauer learned he’d be the new chair of a House trade subcommittee, the first call he made was to Oregon AFL-CIO president Tom Chamberlain.
National
Trump denounces America’s top labor leader … on Labor Day
The tweet was in reaction to an appearance on Fox News Sunday by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka.
Trade
An end to NAFTA?
A new two-nation trade deal with Mexico could take the place of the three-nation agreement known as NAFTA.
Trade
Untangling Trump’s trade policy
Given Trump’s habit of contradictory statements, tweeted policy announcements and reversals, and personal spats with foreign heads of state, it can be hard to keep up.
Comment
Replace NAFTA, don’t make it worse
Can President Trump deliver on his pledge to make trade agreements better for American workers?
Trade
Trump NAFTA proposal: End corporations’ right to sue governments
When it comes to trade policy, an administration that has otherwise sided almost wholly with business lobbies is listening, a little, to organized labor.
Trade
Trump does NAFTA
Despite what Trump says, NAFTA is not a failed trade agreement. Written by and for the benefit of corporate elites, it's a resounding success — for them.
Trade
Six questions for organized labor’s top NAFTA expert
Twenty-three years after NAFTA became law, Trump wants to renegotiate it. Round 1 of talks ended Aug. 20. To find out more, we spoke with the AFL-CIO’s top trade policy expert.
National
Bait and switch: Trump’s Carrier deal
The man who put his byline on the Art of the Deal pulls a fast one in Indiana as tough talk turns to tax giveaways.
Trade
Fast-tracking trade deals signed into law
A week after unions celebrated a setback for Fast Track, the seeming victory came unzipped.
Comment
Free trade — a litmus test for labor
Labor’s endorsements and political contributions aren’t a right. They’re an honor.
Comment
Congress, listen up: Most of your constituents oppose fast track
It's time to call a halt after two decades of jobs being America’s largest export.
Trade
Labor ramps up fight against free trade deal
AFL-CIO is freezing all political contributions while the fast track debate is on.
Comment
Trade deals that work for workers
For decades, the benefits of trade deals haven’t trickled down to working families.
Trade
A conversation with NAFTA critic Lori Wallach
So-called free trade agreements aren't about trade any more, nor freedom
