AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement as tariffs levied by the Trump administration against Canada and Mexico went into effect:
While we support the targeted use of tariffs to protect workers from unfair competition, the Trump administration’s blanket tariffs run the risk of causing unnecessary economic pain for America’s workers without addressing workers’ core economic priorities. The tariffs on Canada are particularly damaging as they ignore our close economic and security relationship, while undermining industries that engage in cross-border trade that supports good union jobs on both sides of the border.
We urge the administration to work with unions to promote a worker-centered trade agenda that protects jobs, rebuilds American manufacturing and addresses the real challenges facing workers in the global economy.
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