National AFL-CIO president speaks in Youngstown

YOUNGSTOWN

Richard Trumka, national president of the AFL-CIO said he had serious concerns about the proposed updated NAFTA.

During a roundtable discussion today in Youngstown, Trumka said USMCA (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement) is flawed. He said the proposal doesn’t end outsourcing of American jobs to Mexico and other low-wage countries, isn’t enforceable and provides a monopoly for certain pharmaceutical companies.

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