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U.S. Labor Movement Supports Mexico's Working People

At a meeting held in Chicago Saturday, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka (UMWA) assured Mexican-American political, labor, community and religious leaders that the U.S. labor movement will work to ensure that any new trade agreement raises the standards of living for all working people across North America.
Legislative Testimony

Mexico's Labor Reform: Opportunities and Challenges for an Improved NAFTA

Testimony of Cathy Feingold before the House Ways and Means Committee on the opportunities and challenges presented by Mexico's labor law reform for an improved NAFTA.
Legislative Alert

Letter Urging Representatives to Oppose Efforts to Advance a Flawed New NAFTA

Letter to representatives stating the AFL-CIO and its affiliates will oppose any effort to advance a new NAFTA trade deal until the text of the agreement is improved for working families and Mexico has implemented real labor law reform.
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U.S. Unions Bring Solidarity to Striking Mexican Workers

A delegation of union leaders from the national AFL-CIO, Texas AFL-CIO, United Auto Workers and United Steelworkers traveled to Matamoros, Mexico, last week to support tens of thousands of factory workers who have launched a wave of strikes to demand wage increases and democratic control of their unions.
Media Hit

Celeste Drake on the Weak Labor Standards Enforcement Mechanism in the New NAFTA (Reuters)

Media Hit

Celeste Drake Says the New NAFTA Presents Some Unknowns (ABC)