New NAFTA’s Labor Terms Sway AFL-CIO, But Not All Unions on Board (2)

The nation’s largest union umbrella organization is now supporting the new North American trade pact based on recent revisions to labor terms that not all unions are immediately ready to declare as a win for workers.

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, whose endorsement was considered critical to getting Democrats on board with the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, praised the reworked pact Dec. 10 for improving worker protections. Trumka cited newly negotiated rules and enforcement language as key to getting him and Democratic leaders to end their holdout on the deal to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement. It’s the first trade deal ...