NAFTA
Mexican labor lawyer Susana Prieto Terrazas arrested, raising USMCA enforcement doubts
July 6, 2020Prieto Terrazas led protests for better pay and coronavirus safety measures at plants. At the behest of factory owners, prosecutors sent police to arrest her.
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Senate approves ‘New NAFTA’ legislation; Sanders and Machinists union still opposed
January 17, 2020The Senate vote to implement the trade pact, 89 to 10, was a bipartisan praise-fest.
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Key Senate panel OKs ‘New NAFTA’ legislation
January 8, 2020"There is still a great deal of work to do in terms of implementing, monitoring and enforcing the provisions, but the base for progress is there."
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USMCA: Mixed messages from union leaders precede House OK of ‘New NAFTA’
December 19, 2019While an improvement, USMCA is not a template for a progressive vision of trade that puts at its core good jobs and rising wages.
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“New NAFTA not perfect, but better than the sh*t show we started with”
December 17, 2019The impeachment vote is expected to fall along party lines, but Public Citizen's Lori Wallach predicts USMCA bill will get a large bipartisan majority.
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