BCTGM Supports AFL-CIO Endorsement of USMCA
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10 Dec BCTGM Supports AFL-CIO Endorsement of USMCA

Posted at 14:48h in NAFTA, Trade by

Today, the AFL-CIO endorsed the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). For nearly two years, the labor movement has been at the forefront in renegotiating NAFTA. The BCTGM worked extensively with the AFL-CIO throughout this process to help secure a trade deal that benefits working people and supports good, middle-class jobs in the U.S. and Canada.

For the first time, there truly will be enforceable labor standardsโ€”including a process that allows for the inspections of factories and facilities that are not living up to their obligations. The agreement specifically cites the industrial baked goods industry in Mexico as one that should be prioritized in the enforcement process. The BCTGM worked closely with the AFL-CIO and Congressional leaders to secure this provision.

The USMCA also closes loopholes designed to make it harder to prosecute labor violations and eliminates special carve outs for corporations like the giveaway to Pharmaceutical Industry in the administrationโ€™s initial proposal.

“The trade rules in America will now be fairer because of the hard work and perseverance of the labor movement, and for that, we should be very proud,” stated AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka.

“I commend the tireless efforts of the AFL-CIO, led by President Trumka, in securing a trade agreement that protects the rights and interests of American workers, their families and their communities,” reflects BCTGM International President David B. Durkee.

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