CWA: NAFTA Doesn’t Need Be "Tweaked" – We Need Overhaul to Benefit Working Families

At the close of the public comment period on Monday for the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), CWA released details about related comments they submitted to United States Trade Representative Robert E. Lighthizer. In both a letter from CWA President Chris Shelton, as well as in comments submitted by hundreds of CWA members and activists across the country, CWA emphasized that NAFTA's renegotiation must put working families first.

CWA President Chris Shelton said, "NAFTA does not need to be simply tweaked or updated. NAFTA, and our approach to trade policy in general, needs to be fundamentally overhauled to actually benefit working families. It would be a wasted opportunity and deeply destructive to turn NAFTA into a version of TPP for the U.S., Mexico and Canada. Instead, we must replace this deal written by and for multinational corporations with an agreement that is designed to live up our values, create jobs, and raise wages for working men and women across North America."

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